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#faccc6

a pale, electric red · warm · closest name: Misty Rose

RGB
250, 204, 198
HSL
7°, 84%, 88%
CMYK
0, 18, 21, 2
Luminance
0.6759

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #faccc6 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#faccc6
Hue
red
Saturation
84%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6759
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
13/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.52:1
Closest name
Misty Rose
ΔE2000 7.1
Where it sits
Hue7° of 360°
Saturation84%
Lightness88%
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#faccc6
RGBrgb(250, 204, 198)
HSLhsl(7, 84%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 21%, 2%)
LABlab(85.8 15.3 9.1)
LCHlch(85.8 17.8 30.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.883 0.053 26.9)
Decimal16436422
Display P3color(display-p3 0.980 0.800 0.776)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #faccc6;
background-color: #faccc6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#faccc6] bg-[#faccc6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #faccc6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.980, green: 0.800, blue: 0.776)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#faccc6")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFACCC6)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(198, 204, 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 #faccc6 · 14.52:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.52:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #faccc6 as text scores 1.45:1 on white and 14.52:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#faccc6 on white: 1.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#faccc6 on black: 14.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D5D1C5
deuteranopia · #E0DAC6
tritanopia · #FFC7CA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #faccc6 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.

#FCF3F2
#FAE8E6
#faccc6
#F6A398
#F17464
#ED4631
#E12B14
#BC2410
#961D0D
#6C190E
#441009
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F2Darkest = 950 · #441009
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F2;
  --brand-100: #FAE8E6;
  --brand-200: #faccc6;
  --brand-300: #F6A398;
  --brand-400: #F17464;
  --brand-500: #ED4631;
  --brand-600: #E12B14;
  --brand-700: #BC2410;
  --brand-800: #961D0D;
  --brand-900: #6C190E;
  --brand-950: #441009;
  --brand: #faccc6;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #faccc6

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#0DBFA8
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#75170A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDEAE8
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 #faccc6

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#C6F4FA
Analogous left#FAC6DA
Analogous right#FAE6C6
Split-complement 1#C6FAE6
Split-complement 2#C6DAFA
Triadic 1#C6FACC
Triadic 2#CCC6FA
Tetradic#DAFAC6

RGB percentages

Red98.0%
Green80.0%
Blue77.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta18.4%
Yellow20.8%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#faccc6 text on a black background

contrast 14.52:1

Card sample

#faccc6 text on a white background

contrast 1.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #faccc6;
Background color
Panel with #faccc6 background
background-color: #faccc6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #faccc6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(250, 204, 198, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(250, 204, 198, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #faccc6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faccc6, #FAEFC6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #faccc6

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.

#faccc6 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.

#faccc6, answered

What color is #faccc6?

#faccc6 is a pale electric red, closest to Misty Rose (ΔE2000 7.1). It sits at 7° on the hue wheel with 84% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #faccc6?

rgb(250, 204, 198) — 250 red, 204 green and 198 blue out of 255, or 98% / 80% / 77.6% by channel.

Is #faccc6 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6759 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 14.52:1.

Should I use black or white text on #faccc6?

Black. It scores 14.52:1 against #faccc6, versus 1.45:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #faccc6?

#C6F4FA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C6FAE6 and #C6DAFA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #faccc6?

For interface work: #FAF5F4 as the surface, #EDC5C0 for borders, #9B544B for secondary text, #0DBFA8 as an accent and #75170A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FAC6DA and #FAE6C6 stays calm, while #C6F4FA is the loudest partner.

What is #faccc6 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 18%, 21%, 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 #faccc6 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 #FAD9C6; nudged cooler, #FBC5D3.

Work with #faccc6 in the Color Lab