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#fccac8

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

RGB
252, 202, 200
HSL
2°, 90%, 89%
CMYK
0, 20, 21, 1
Luminance
0.6711

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fccac8 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fccac8
Hue
red
Saturation
90%
electric
Lightness
89%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6711
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
15/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.42:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 5.5
Where it sits
Hue2° of 360°
Saturation90%
Lightness89%
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#fccac8
RGBrgb(252, 202, 200)
HSLhsl(2, 90%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 21%, 1%)
LABlab(85.6 17.4 7.7)
LCHlch(85.6 19.0 24.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.882 0.057 21.0)
Decimal16566984
Display P3color(display-p3 0.988 0.792 0.784)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fccac8;
background-color: #fccac8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fccac8] bg-[#fccac8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fccac8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.988, green: 0.792, blue: 0.784)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fccac8")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFCCAC8)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(200, 202, 252)

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 #fccac8 · 14.42:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.42:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fccac8 as text scores 1.46:1 on white and 14.42:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fccac8 on white: 1.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fccac8 on black: 14.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D3D0C8
deuteranopia · #DFD9C7
tritanopia · #FFC5CA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fccac8 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.

#FDF2F2
#FBE6E5
#fccac8
#F99895
#F6655F
#F3322A
#E8150D
#C1120B
#9B0E08
#700F0B
#460907
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F2Darkest = 950 · #460907
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F2;
  --brand-100: #FBE6E5;
  --brand-200: #fccac8;
  --brand-300: #F99895;
  --brand-400: #F6655F;
  --brand-500: #F3322A;
  --brand-600: #E8150D;
  --brand-700: #C1120B;
  --brand-800: #9B0E08;
  --brand-900: #700F0B;
  --brand-950: #460907;
  --brand: #fccac8;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fccac8

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#9B4E4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#07C59E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#790B07
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE8E7
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 #fccac8

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#C8FAFC
Analogous left#FCC8E0
Analogous right#FCE4C8
Split-complement 1#C8FCE4
Split-complement 2#C8E0FC
Triadic 1#C8FCCA
Triadic 2#CAC8FC
Tetradic#E0FCC8

RGB percentages

Red98.8%
Green79.2%
Blue78.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta19.8%
Yellow20.6%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#fccac8 text on a black background

contrast 14.42:1

Card sample

#fccac8 text on a white background

contrast 1.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fccac8;
Background color
Panel with #fccac8 background
background-color: #fccac8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fccac8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(252, 202, 200, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(252, 202, 200, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fccac8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fccac8, #FCEDC8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fccac8

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.

#fccac8 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.

#fccac8, answered

What color is #fccac8?

#fccac8 is a pale electric red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 5.5). It sits at 2° on the hue wheel with 90% saturation and 89% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fccac8?

rgb(252, 202, 200) — 252 red, 202 green and 200 blue out of 255, or 98.8% / 79.2% / 78.4% by channel.

Is #fccac8 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6711 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 14.42:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fccac8?

Black. It scores 14.42:1 against #fccac8, versus 1.46:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fccac8?

#C8FAFC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C8FCE4 and #C8E0FC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fccac8?

For interface work: #FAF5F4 as the surface, #EDC1C0 for borders, #9B4E4B for secondary text, #07C59E as an accent and #790B07 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FCC8E0 and #FCE4C8 stays calm, while #C8FAFC is the loudest partner.

What is #fccac8 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 20%, 21%, 1%). 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 #fccac8 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 #FCDAC8; nudged cooler, #FDC7D9.

Work with #fccac8 in the Color Lab