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#FACCC2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FACCC2 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 #FACCC2 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.

#FACCC2 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 #C2F0FA; it also sits naturally between #FAC2D4 and #FAE8C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FACCC2 · RGB 250, 204, 194

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Color values

HEX#FACCC2
RGB250, 204, 194
HSL11°, 85%, 87%
HSV11°, 22%, 98%
CMYK0%, 18%, 22%, 2%
XYZ70.75, 67.40, 60.32
Yxy67.40, 0.3565, 0.3396
CIE-Lab85.71, 14.75, 11.10
Hunter Lab82.10, 14.77, 9.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FACCC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FACCC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FACCC2

.text { color: #FACCC2; }
.background { background-color: #FACCC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACCC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 204, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 85%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACCC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 204, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACCC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 204, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FACCC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FACCC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FACCC2

#F7AD9C#F48971#F06A4C#ED4B26#D93612#AF2C0E#89220B#631908#390E05#130502

Tints of #FACCC2

#FAD0C6#FBD4CB#FBD8D0#FCDCD5#FCE0D9#FCE0D9#FCE4DE#FDE7E3#FDEBE7#FDEFEC

Tones of #FACCC2

#F6CFC6#F2D1CA#EED4CE#EAD6D2#E6D9D6#E2DBDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2F0FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #FACCC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACCC2

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 #FACCC2: ·

How #FACCC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6C4Deuteranopia · #E9ECC5Tritanopia · #F8C6C7

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FACCC2 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
Crimson Terrace
#F2CBC5 · #DE7563 · #D76451 · #CC3C24
Palette Feeac9
#FEEAC9 · #FFCDC9 · #FDACAC · #FD7979

Similar colors

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

#FAD0C4#F4CDC2#F6C6C2#F7CAC9#F2CBC5#FFCDC9#FFC7C7#FFC8C8#FFC6C6#F5D3C4#FBC3C1#FFC5C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FACCC1  ·  #FACCC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FACCC2?

#FACCC2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 204, 194). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FACCC2?

#FACCC2 is RGB 250, 204, 194 — HSL 11°, 85%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 22%, 2%.

What colors go with #FACCC2?

Its complement is #C2F0FA; analogous partners are #FAC2D4 and #FAE8C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FACCC2 for text?

Black text on #FACCC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.