What color is #FACAE8?

#FACAE8 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Puff of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FACAE8?

The RGB value is 250, 202, 232: 250 red, 202 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FACAE8?

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

Is black or white text better on #FACAE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FACAE8 color

#FACAE8 rgb(250, 202, 232)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FACAE8 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 79.2% green and 91% blue (250, 202, 232).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 83% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Puff of Pink (#FFCBEE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#FACAE8 color codes

HEX	`#FACAE8`
RGB	`rgb(250, 202, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 79.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 83%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 19%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.2, 21.73, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.2, 23.28, 338.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.109, 68.393, 85.573)`
Decimal	`16435944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FACAE8, 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 #FACAE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FACAE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #FACAE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #facae8; }
.text { color: #facae8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #facae8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 202 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #facae8, #facad0); }

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Questions

What color is #FACAE8?: #FACAE8 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Puff of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FACAE8?: The RGB value is 250, 202, 232: 250 red, 202 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FACAE8?: The complementary color is #CAFADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FACAE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.