What color is #FAC6E6?

#FAC6E6 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Sugarwinkle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAC6E6?

The RGB value is 250, 198, 230: 250 red, 198 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAC6E6?

The complementary color is #C6FADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAC6E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAC6E6 color

#FAC6E6 rgb(250, 198, 230)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAC6E6 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 77.6% green and 90.2% blue (250, 198, 230).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 84% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sugarwinkle (#FDC5E3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#FAC6E6 color codes

HEX	`#FAC6E6`
RGB	`rgb(250, 198, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 77.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 84%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 21%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.21, 23.5, -8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.21, 25.08, 339.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.9, 66.428, 83.777)`
Decimal	`16434918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAC6E6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FAC6E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAC6E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FAC6E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fac6e6; }
.text { color: #fac6e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fac6e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 198 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fac6e6, #fac6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FAC6E6?: #FAC6E6 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Sugarwinkle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAC6E6?: The RGB value is 250, 198, 230: 250 red, 198 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAC6E6?: The complementary color is #C6FADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAC6E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.