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#fac2c0

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

RGB
250, 194, 192
HSL
2°, 85%, 87%
CMYK
0, 22, 23, 2
Luminance
0.6271

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fac2c0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fac2c0
Hue
red
Saturation
85%
electric
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6271
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
15/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.54:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 4.8
Where it sits
Hue2° of 360°
Saturation85%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool15% 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#fac2c0
RGBrgb(250, 194, 192)
HSLhsl(2, 85%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 2%)
LABlab(83.3 19.7 8.7)
LCHlch(83.3 21.6 23.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.864 0.065 20.9)
Decimal16433856
Display P3color(display-p3 0.980 0.761 0.753)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fac2c0;
background-color: #fac2c0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fac2c0] bg-[#fac2c0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fac2c0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.980, green: 0.761, blue: 0.753)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fac2c0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFAC2C0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(192, 194, 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 #fac2c0 · 13.54:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.55:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.54:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fac2c0 as text scores 1.55:1 on white and 13.54:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fac2c0 on white: 1.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fac2c0 on black: 13.54:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CCC9C0
deuteranopia · #D9D4BF
tritanopia · #FFBCC2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fac2c0 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
#FAE6E5
#fac2c0
#F79A97
#F36863
#EF362F
#E31912
#BD150F
#97110C
#6D110D
#440A08
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F2Darkest = 950 · #440A08
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F2;
  --brand-100: #FAE6E5;
  --brand-200: #fac2c0;
  --brand-300: #F79A97;
  --brand-400: #F36863;
  --brand-500: #EF362F;
  --brand-600: #E31912;
  --brand-700: #BD150F;
  --brand-800: #97110C;
  --brand-900: #6D110D;
  --brand-950: #440A08;
  --brand: #fac2c0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fac2c0

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#EDC1C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4D4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0CC099
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#760D09
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE8E7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241414
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 #fac2c0

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#C0F8FA
Analogous left#FAC0DB
Analogous right#FADFC0
Split-complement 1#C0FADF
Split-complement 2#C0DBFA
Triadic 1#C0FAC2
Triadic 2#C2C0FA
Tetradic#DBFAC0

RGB percentages

Red98.0%
Green76.1%
Blue75.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta22.4%
Yellow23.2%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#fac2c0 text on a black background

contrast 13.54:1

Card sample

#fac2c0 text on a white background

contrast 1.55:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fac2c0;
Background color
Panel with #fac2c0 background
background-color: #fac2c0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fac2c0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(250, 194, 192, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(250, 194, 192, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fac2c0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac2c0, #FAE9C0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fac2c0

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.

#fac2c0 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.

#fac2c0, answered

What color is #fac2c0?

#fac2c0 is a pale electric red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 4.8). It sits at 2° on the hue wheel with 85% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fac2c0?

rgb(250, 194, 192) — 250 red, 194 green and 192 blue out of 255, or 98% / 76.1% / 75.3% by channel.

Is #fac2c0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6271 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 13.54:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fac2c0?

Black. It scores 13.54:1 against #fac2c0, versus 1.55:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fac2c0?

#C0F8FA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C0FADF and #C0DBFA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fac2c0?

For interface work: #FAF5F4 as the surface, #EDC1C0 for borders, #9B4D4B for secondary text, #0CC099 as an accent and #760D09 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FAC0DB and #FADFC0 stays calm, while #C0F8FA is the loudest partner.

What is #fac2c0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 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 #fac2c0 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 15 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FAD4C0; nudged cooler, #FBBFD3.

Work with #fac2c0 in the Color Lab