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#FACDC6 — Pale Vivid Red

#FACDC6 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 #FACDC6 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.

#FACDC6 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 #C7F3FA; it also sits naturally between #FAC7DA and #FAE7C7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FACDC6 · RGB 250, 205, 198

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Color values

HEX#FACDC6
RGB250, 205, 198
HSL8°, 84%, 88%
HSV8°, 21%, 98%
CMYK0%, 18%, 21%, 2%
XYZ71.45, 68.06, 62.80
Yxy68.06, 0.3532, 0.3364
CIE-Lab86.04, 14.81, 9.45
Hunter Lab82.50, 14.85, 8.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 21% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FACDC6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FACDC6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FACDC6

.text { color: #FACDC6; }
.background { background-color: #FACDC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACDC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 205, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 84%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACDC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 205, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACDC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 205, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FACDC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FACDC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FACDC6

#F7ADA1#F38777#F06751#EC4127#D82D13#B22510#881C0C#631509#380C05#130402

Tints of #FACDC6

#FBD2CB#FBD6D0#FBD6D0#FBDAD5#FCDED9#FCE2DE#FDE6E3#FDE6E3#FDEAE8#FDEFEC

Tones of #FACDC6

#F6D0CA#F3D3CE#EFD6D2#EBD8D5#E8DBD9#E4DEDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7F3FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #FACDC6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACDC6

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 #FACDC6: ·

How #FACDC6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E6C8Deuteranopia · #E9EDC8Tritanopia · #F8C9C9

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 #FACDC6 rather than the exact color:

Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3
Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette 838383
#838383 · #AD9D9D · #D9ADAD · #FCCBCB
Palette Feeac9
#FEEAC9 · #FFCDC9 · #FDACAC · #FD7979
Palette 251b37
#251B37 · #372948 · #FFCACA · #FFECEF
Frozen Ruby Orchard
#F4CDC2 · #E59580 · #E16342 · #652615

Similar colors

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

#FAD0C4#F7CAC9#FCCBCB#FFCDC9#FFCACA#F4CDC2#F5CBCB#FFC8C8#FFCBCB#F9D0CD#F3D0C8#FFC7C7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FACDC5  ·  #FACDC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FACDC6?

#FACDC6 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 205, 198). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FACDC6?

#FACDC6 is RGB 250, 205, 198 — HSL 8°, 84%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 21%, 2%.

What colors go with #FACDC6?

Its complement is #C7F3FA; analogous partners are #FAC7DA and #FAE7C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FACDC6 for text?

Black text on #FACDC6 has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.