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#FACBC2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FACBC2 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FACBC2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FACBC2 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C2F1FA; it also sits naturally between #FAC2D4 and #FAE7C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FACBC2 · RGB 250, 203, 194

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Color values

HEX#FACBC2
RGB250, 203, 194
HSL10°, 85%, 87%
HSV10°, 22%, 98%
CMYK0%, 19%, 22%, 2%
XYZ70.52, 66.93, 60.24
Yxy66.93, 0.3567, 0.3386
CIE-Lab85.47, 15.28, 10.76
Hunter Lab81.81, 15.30, 9.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FACBC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FACBC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FACBC2

.text { color: #FACBC2; }
.background { background-color: #FACBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 203, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 85%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 203, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 203, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FACBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FACBC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FACBC2

#F7AB9C#F48771#F0674C#ED4726#D93312#AF290E#89200B#631708#390D05#130402

Tints of #FACBC2

#FACFC6#FBD3CB#FBD7D0#FCDBD5#FCDFD9#FCDFD9#FCE3DE#FDE7E3#FDEBE7#FDEFEC

Tones of #FACBC2

#F6CEC6#F2D0CA#EED3CE#EAD6D2#E6D9D6#E2DBDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2F1FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #FACBC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACBC2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FACBC2: ·

How #FACBC2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E6E5C4Deuteranopia · #E8ECC5Tritanopia · #F8C6C6

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FACBC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3
Frozen Ruby Orchard
#F4CDC2 · #E59580 · #E16342 · #652615
Crystal Ruby Breeze
#0E8BA7 · #68BEF2 · #F17458 · #F6C6C2
Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette Fe81d4
#FE81D4 · #FAACBF · #FBC3C1 · #FFEABB
Palette Ffc7c7
#FFC7C7 · #FFE2E2 · #F6F6F6 · #8785A2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FAD0C4#F4CDC2#F6C6C2#F7CAC9#FBC3C1#FFC7C7#FFC6C6#FFC8C8#FFC5C5#F2CBC5#FFC6C7#FFCDC9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FACBC1  ·  #FACBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FACBC2?

#FACBC2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 203, 194). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FACBC2?

#FACBC2 is RGB 250, 203, 194 — HSL 10°, 85%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 22%, 2%.

What colors go with #FACBC2?

Its complement is #C2F1FA; analogous partners are #FAC2D4 and #FAE7C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FACBC2 for text?

Black text on #FACBC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.