What color is #FACBE9?

#FACBE9 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 #FACBE9?

The RGB value is 250, 203, 233: 250 red, 203 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FACBE9?

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

Is black or white text better on #FACBE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FACBE9 color

#FACBE9 rgb(250, 203, 233)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FACBE9 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 79.6% green and 91.4% blue (250, 203, 233).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 82% 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#FACBE9 color codes

HEX	`#FACBE9`
RGB	`rgb(250, 203, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 79.6%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 82%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 19%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.46, 21.38, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.46, 23, 338.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.487, 68.921, 86.402)`
Decimal	`16436201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FACBE9, 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 #FACBE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FACBE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #FACBE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #facbe9; }
.text { color: #facbe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #facbe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 203 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #facbe9, #facbd2); }

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Questions

What color is #FACBE9?: #FACBE9 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 #FACBE9?: The RGB value is 250, 203, 233: 250 red, 203 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FACBE9?: The complementary color is #CBFADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FACBE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.