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#fac3bc

a pale, electric red · warm · closest name: Pink

RGB
250, 195, 188
HSL
7°, 86%, 86%
CMYK
0, 22, 25, 2
Luminance
0.6299

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fac3bc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fac3bc
Hue
red
Saturation
86%
electric
Lightness
86%
pale
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6299
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
13/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.60:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 6.8
Where it sits
Hue7° of 360°
Saturation86%
Lightness86%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool13% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fac3bc
RGBrgb(250, 195, 188)
HSLhsl(7, 86%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 2%)
LABlab(83.4 18.6 11.1)
LCHlch(83.4 21.7 30.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.864 0.064 26.8)
Decimal16434108
Display P3color(display-p3 0.980 0.765 0.737)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fac3bc;
background-color: #fac3bc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fac3bc] bg-[#fac3bc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fac3bc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.980, green: 0.765, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fac3bc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFAC3BC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(188, 195, 250)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fac3bc · 13.60:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.54:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.60:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fac3bc as text scores 1.54:1 on white and 13.60:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fac3bc on white: 1.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fac3bc on black: 13.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CECABB
deuteranopia · #DBD4BB
tritanopia · #FFBDC1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fac3bc is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF3F2
#FAE8E5
#fac3bc
#F7A297
#F37362
#EF442E
#E42911
#BE220E
#981B0B
#6E180D
#450F08
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF3F2Darkest = 950 · #450F08
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF3F2;
  --brand-100: #FAE8E5;
  --brand-200: #fac3bc;
  --brand-300: #F7A297;
  --brand-400: #F37362;
  --brand-500: #EF442E;
  --brand-600: #E42911;
  --brand-700: #BE220E;
  --brand-800: #981B0B;
  --brand-900: #6E180D;
  --brand-950: #450F08;
  --brand: #fac3bc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fac3bc

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF5F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDC5C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B544B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0BC1AA
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#771509
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDEAE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241614
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fac3bc

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#BCF3FA
Analogous left#FABCD4
Analogous right#FAE2BC
Split-complement 1#BCFAE2
Split-complement 2#BCD4FA
Triadic 1#BCFAC3
Triadic 2#C3BCFA
Tetradic#D4FABC

RGB percentages

Red98.0%
Green76.5%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta22.0%
Yellow24.8%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#fac3bc text on a black background

contrast 13.60:1

Card sample

#fac3bc text on a white background

contrast 1.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fac3bc;
Background color
Panel with #fac3bc background
background-color: #fac3bc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fac3bc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(250, 195, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(250, 195, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fac3bc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac3bc, #FAECBC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fac3bc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fac3bc in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fac3bc, answered

What color is #fac3bc?

#fac3bc is a pale electric red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 6.8). It sits at 7° on the hue wheel with 86% saturation and 86% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fac3bc?

rgb(250, 195, 188) — 250 red, 195 green and 188 blue out of 255, or 98% / 76.5% / 73.7% by channel.

Is #fac3bc a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6299 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 13.60:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fac3bc?

Black. It scores 13.60:1 against #fac3bc, versus 1.54:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fac3bc?

#BCF3FA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BCFAE2 and #BCD4FA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fac3bc?

For interface work: #FAF5F4 as the surface, #EDC5C0 for borders, #9B544B for secondary text, #0BC1AA as an accent and #771509 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FABCD4 and #FAE2BC stays calm, while #BCF3FA is the loudest partner.

What is #fac3bc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 2%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fac3bc warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 13 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FAD2BC; nudged cooler, #FBBBCB.

Work with #fac3bc in the Color Lab