Palettes / Colors / #FACDC9
#FACDC9 — Pale Vivid Red
#FACDC9 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 #FACDC9 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.
#FACDC9 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 #C7F6FA; it also sits naturally between #FAC7DC and #FAE5C7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FACDC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 205, 201 |
| HSL | 5°, 83%, 88% |
| HSV | 5°, 20%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 20%, 2% |
| XYZ | 71.80, 68.20, 64.64 |
| Yxy | 68.20, 0.3509, 0.3333 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.11, 15.25, 7.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.59, 15.31, 7.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 20% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FACDC9
.text { color: #FACDC9; }
.background { background-color: #FACDC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACDC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 205, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 83%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACDC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 205, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACDC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 205, 201, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FACDC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FACDC9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C7F6FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FACDC9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACDC9
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 #FACDC9: ·
How #FACDC9 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 #FACDC9 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 #FACDC9?
#FACDC9 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 205, 201). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FACDC9?
#FACDC9 is RGB 250, 205, 201 — HSL 5°, 83%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 20%, 2%.
What colors go with #FACDC9?
Its complement is #C7F6FA; analogous partners are #FAC7DC and #FAE5C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FACDC9 for text?
Black text on #FACDC9 has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.