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#fac0ce

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

RGB
250, 192, 206
HSL
346°, 85%, 87%
CMYK
0, 23, 18, 2
Luminance
0.6248

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fac0ce is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fac0ce
Hue
346°
red
Saturation
85%
electric
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6248
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
25/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.50:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 1.6
Where it sits
Hue346° of 360°
Saturation85%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool25% 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#fac0ce
RGBrgb(250, 192, 206)
HSLhsl(346, 85%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 2%)
LABlab(83.2 22.8 1.1)
LCHlch(83.2 22.8 2.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.864 0.069 2.6)
Decimal16433358
Display P3color(display-p3 0.980 0.753 0.808)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fac0ce;
background-color: #fac0ce;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fac0ce] bg-[#fac0ce]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fac0ce;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.980, green: 0.753, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fac0ce")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFAC0CE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(206, 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 #fac0ce · 13.50:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.56:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.50:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fac0ce as text scores 1.56:1 on white and 13.50:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fac0ce on white: 1.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fac0ce on black: 13.50:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C7C9CE
deuteranopia · #D5D3CD
tritanopia · #FFBDC5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fac0ce 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.

#FCF2F5
#FAE5EA
#fac0ce
#F797AE
#F36386
#EF2F5D
#E31244
#BD0F39
#970C2E
#6D0D24
#440817
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FCF2F5Darkest = 950 · #440817
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2F5;
  --brand-100: #FAE5EA;
  --brand-200: #fac0ce;
  --brand-300: #F797AE;
  --brand-400: #F36386;
  --brand-500: #EF2F5D;
  --brand-600: #E31244;
  --brand-700: #BD0F39;
  --brand-800: #970C2E;
  --brand-900: #6D0D24;
  --brand-950: #440817;
  --brand: #fac0ce;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fac0ce

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#EDC0CB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B5E
Captions on the surface
Accent#0CC069
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#760924
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7ED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241418
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 #fac0ce

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#C0FAEC
Analogous left#FAC0EB
Analogous right#FACFC0
Split-complement 1#C0FACF
Split-complement 2#C0EBFA
Triadic 1#CEFAC0
Triadic 2#C0CEFA
Tetradic#EBFAC0

RGB percentages

Red98.0%
Green75.3%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta23.2%
Yellow17.6%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#fac0ce text on a black background

contrast 13.50:1

Card sample

#fac0ce text on a white background

contrast 1.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fac0ce;
Background color
Panel with #fac0ce background
background-color: #fac0ce;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fac0ce;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(250, 192, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(250, 192, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fac0ce;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac0ce, #FAD9C0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fac0ce

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.

#fac0ce 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.

#fac0ce, answered

What color is #fac0ce?

#fac0ce is a pale electric red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 1.6). It sits at 346° on the hue wheel with 85% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fac0ce?

rgb(250, 192, 206) — 250 red, 192 green and 206 blue out of 255, or 98% / 75.3% / 80.8% by channel.

Is #fac0ce a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6248 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 13.50:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fac0ce?

Black. It scores 13.50:1 against #fac0ce, versus 1.56:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fac0ce?

#C0FAEC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C0FACF and #C0EBFA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fac0ce?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0CB for borders, #9B4B5E for secondary text, #0CC069 as an accent and #760924 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FAC0EB and #FACFC0 stays calm, while #C0FAEC is the loudest partner.

What is #fac0ce 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 #fac0ce warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 25 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FAC7C0; nudged cooler, #FBBFE4.

Work with #fac0ce in the Color Lab