Palettes / Colors / #FACBC4
#FACBC4 — Pale Vivid Red
#FACBC4 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 #FACBC4 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.
#FACBC4 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 #C2F2FA; it also sits naturally between #FAC2D6 and #FAE5C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FACBC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 203, 196 |
| HSL | 8°, 84%, 87% |
| HSV | 8°, 22%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 22%, 2% |
| XYZ | 70.74, 67.02, 61.43 |
| Yxy | 67.02, 0.3551, 0.3365 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.51, 15.56, 9.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.87, 15.60, 8.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 77%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FACBC4
.text { color: #FACBC4; }
.background { background-color: #FACBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 203, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 84%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 203, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 203, 196, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FACBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FACBC4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C2F2FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FACBC4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACBC4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FACBC4: ·
How #FACBC4 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FACBC4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FACBC4?
#FACBC4 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 203, 196). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FACBC4?
#FACBC4 is RGB 250, 203, 196 — HSL 8°, 84%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 22%, 2%.
What colors go with #FACBC4?
Its complement is #C2F2FA; analogous partners are #FAC2D6 and #FAE5C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FACBC4 for text?
Black text on #FACBC4 has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.