Palettes / Colors / #FCAFA7
#FCAFA7 — Pale Vivid Red
#FCAFA7 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 #FCAFA7 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.
#FCAFA7 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 #A6F3FC; it also sits naturally between #FCA6C9 and #FCDAA6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCAFA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 175, 167 |
| HSL | 6°, 93%, 82% |
| HSV | 6°, 34%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 34%, 1% |
| XYZ | 62.45, 54.15, 43.72 |
| Yxy | 54.15, 0.3895, 0.3377 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.55, 27.15, 15.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.58, 27.07, 12.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 69% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 34% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCAFA7
.text { color: #FCAFA7; }
.background { background-color: #FCAFA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCAFA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 175, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 93%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCAFA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 175, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCAFA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 175, 167, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCAFA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCAFA7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A6F3FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCAFA7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCAFA7
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 #FCAFA7: ·
How #FCAFA7 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 #FCAFA7 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 #FCAFA7?
#FCAFA7 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 175, 167). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCAFA7?
#FCAFA7 is RGB 252, 175, 167 — HSL 6°, 93%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 34%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCAFA7?
Its complement is #A6F3FC; analogous partners are #FCA6C9 and #FCDAA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCAFA7 for text?
Black text on #FCAFA7 has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.