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#fac0cc

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

RGB
250, 192, 204
HSL
348°, 85%, 87%
CMYK
0, 23, 18, 2
Luminance
0.6238

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fac0cc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fac0cc
Hue
348°
red
Saturation
85%
electric
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6238
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
24/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.48:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 1.2
Where it sits
Hue348° of 360°
Saturation85%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool24% 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#fac0cc
RGBrgb(250, 192, 204)
HSLhsl(348, 85%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 2%)
LABlab(83.1 22.5 2.0)
LCHlch(83.1 22.6 5.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.863 0.068 4.8)
Decimal16433356
Display P3color(display-p3 0.980 0.753 0.800)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fac0cc;
background-color: #fac0cc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fac0cc] bg-[#fac0cc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fac0cc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.980, green: 0.753, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fac0cc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFAC0CC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(204, 192, 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 #fac0cc · 13.48:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.56:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.48:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fac0cc as text scores 1.56:1 on white and 13.48:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fac0cc on white: 1.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fac0cc on black: 13.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C8C9CC
deuteranopia · #D5D3CB
tritanopia · #FFBCC4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fac0cc 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.

#FCF2F4
#FAE5EA
#fac0cc
#F797AB
#F36381
#EF2F57
#E3123D
#BD0F33
#970C29
#6D0D21
#440815
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FCF2F4Darkest = 950 · #440815
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2F4;
  --brand-100: #FAE5EA;
  --brand-200: #fac0cc;
  --brand-300: #F797AB;
  --brand-400: #F36381;
  --brand-500: #EF2F57;
  --brand-600: #E3123D;
  --brand-700: #BD0F33;
  --brand-800: #970C29;
  --brand-900: #6D0D21;
  --brand-950: #440815;
  --brand: #fac0cc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fac0cc

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#FAF4F6
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0C9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B5B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0CC06F
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#760920
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7EC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241417
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 #fac0cc

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#C0FAEE
Analogous left#FAC0E9
Analogous right#FAD1C0
Split-complement 1#C0FAD1
Split-complement 2#C0E9FA
Triadic 1#CCFAC0
Triadic 2#C0CCFA
Tetradic#E9FAC0

RGB percentages

Red98.0%
Green75.3%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta23.2%
Yellow18.4%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#fac0cc text on a black background

contrast 13.48:1

Card sample

#fac0cc text on a white background

contrast 1.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fac0cc;
Background color
Panel with #fac0cc background
background-color: #fac0cc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fac0cc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(250, 192, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(250, 192, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fac0cc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac0cc, #FADBC0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fac0cc

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.

#fac0cc 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.

#fac0cc, answered

What color is #fac0cc?

#fac0cc is a pale electric red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 1.2). It sits at 348° on the hue wheel with 85% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fac0cc?

rgb(250, 192, 204) — 250 red, 192 green and 204 blue out of 255, or 98% / 75.3% / 80% by channel.

Is #fac0cc a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6238 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 13.48:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fac0cc?

Black. It scores 13.48:1 against #fac0cc, versus 1.56:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fac0cc?

#C0FAEE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C0FAD1 and #C0E9FA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fac0cc?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0C9 for borders, #9B4B5B for secondary text, #0CC06F as an accent and #760920 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FAC0E9 and #FAD1C0 stays calm, while #C0FAEE is the loudest partner.

What is #fac0cc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 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 #fac0cc warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 24 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FAC9C0; nudged cooler, #FBBFE1.

Work with #fac0cc in the Color Lab