Palettes / Colors / #FCAFA4
#FCAFA4 — Pale Vivid Red
#FCAFA4 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FCAFA4 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.
#FCAFA4 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 #A6F2FC; it also sits naturally between #FCA6C7 and #FCDBA6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCAFA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 175, 164 |
| HSL | 7°, 94%, 82% |
| HSV | 7°, 35%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 35%, 1% |
| XYZ | 62.18, 54.04, 42.27 |
| Yxy | 54.04, 0.3923, 0.3409 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.48, 26.79, 17.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.51, 26.68, 13.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 69% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 35% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCAFA4
.text { color: #FCAFA4; }
.background { background-color: #FCAFA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCAFA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 175, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 94%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCAFA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 175, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCAFA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 175, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCAFA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCAFA4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A6F2FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCAFA4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCAFA4
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 #FCAFA4: ·
How #FCAFA4 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 #FCAFA4 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 #FCAFA4?
#FCAFA4 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 175, 164). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCAFA4?
#FCAFA4 is RGB 252, 175, 164 — HSL 7°, 94%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 35%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCAFA4?
Its complement is #A6F2FC; analogous partners are #FCA6C7 and #FCDBA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCAFA4 for text?
Black text on #FCAFA4 has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.