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#FACBC6 — Pale Vivid Red

#FACBC6 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 #FACBC6 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.

#FACBC6 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 #C7F5FA; it also sits naturally between #FAC7DB and #FAE6C7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FACBC6 · RGB 250, 203, 198

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Color values

HEX#FACBC6
RGB250, 203, 198
HSL6°, 84%, 88%
HSV6°, 21%, 98%
CMYK0%, 19%, 21%, 2%
XYZ70.97, 67.11, 62.64
Yxy67.11, 0.3536, 0.3344
CIE-Lab85.56, 15.85, 8.77
Hunter Lab81.92, 15.90, 7.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 21% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FACBC6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FACBC6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FACBC6

.text { color: #FACBC6; }
.background { background-color: #FACBC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACBC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 203, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 84%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACBC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 203, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACBC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 203, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FACBC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FACBC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FACBC6

#F7AAA1#F38377#F06151#EC3B27#D82613#B22010#88180C#631209#380A05#130302

Tints of #FACBC6

#FBD0CB#FBD4D0#FBD4D0#FBD9D5#FCDDD9#FCE1DE#FDE5E3#FDE5E3#FDEAE8#FDEEEC

Tones of #FACBC6

#F6CFCA#F3D2CE#EFD5D2#EBD8D5#E8DBD9#E4DDDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7F5FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #FACBC6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACBC6

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 #FACBC6: ·

How #FACBC6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E5C7Deuteranopia · #E8ECC8Tritanopia · #F8C8C8

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 #FACBC6 rather than the exact color:

Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette 838383
#838383 · #AD9D9D · #D9ADAD · #FCCBCB
Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3
Palette Feeac9
#FEEAC9 · #FFCDC9 · #FDACAC · #FD7979
Palette Ffc8c8
#FFC8C8 · #FF9999 · #444F5A · #3E4149
Palette 57375d
#57375D · #FF3FA4 · #FF9B82 · #FFC8C8

Similar colors

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

#F7CAC9#FCCBCB#FAD0C4#FFCDC9#FFC8C8#FFC7C7#FFCACA#F5CBCB#FFC6C6#FFCBCB#FFC6C7#F4CDC2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FACBC5  ·  #FACBC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FACBC6?

#FACBC6 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 203, 198). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FACBC6?

#FACBC6 is RGB 250, 203, 198 — HSL 6°, 84%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 21%, 2%.

What colors go with #FACBC6?

Its complement is #C7F5FA; analogous partners are #FAC7DB and #FAE6C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FACBC6 for text?

Black text on #FACBC6 has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.