Palettes / Colors / #FFACAC
#FFACAC — Pale Vivid Red
#FFACAC is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
#FFACAC 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 #ADFFFF; it also sits naturally between #FFADD6 and #FFD6AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFACAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 172, 172 |
| HSL | 0°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 0°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 33%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 63.44, 53.74, 46.06 |
| Yxy | 53.74, 0.3886, 0.3292 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.31, 30.44, 12.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.31, 30.57, 10.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 67% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFACAC
.text { color: #FFACAC; }
.background { background-color: #FFACAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFACAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 172, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFACAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 172, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFACAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 172, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFACAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFACAC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADFFFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFACAC: #000000.
How #FFACAC 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 #FFACAC
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFACAC 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 #FFACAC?
#FFACAC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 172, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFACAC?
#FFACAC is RGB 255, 172, 172 — HSL 0°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFACAC?
Its complement is #ADFFFF; analogous partners are #FFADD6 and #FFD6AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFACAC for text?
Black text on #FFACAC has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.