What color is #FADCE0?

#FADCE0 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Marshmallow Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FADCE0?

The RGB value is 250, 220, 224: 250 red, 220 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FADCE0?

The complementary color is #DCFAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FADCE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FADCE0 color

#FADCE0 rgb(250, 220, 224)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FADCE0 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 86.3% green and 87.8% blue (250, 220, 224).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 75% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Marshmallow Heart (#F9DCE3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#FADCE0 color codes

HEX	`#FADCE0`
RGB	`rgb(250, 220, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 86.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 75%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.27, 10.99, 1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.27, 11.14, 9.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.471, 76.894, 81.215)`
Decimal	`16440544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FADCE0, 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 #FADCE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FADCE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #FADCE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fadce0; }
.text { color: #fadce0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fadce0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 220 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fadce0, #fae7dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FADCE0?: #FADCE0 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Marshmallow Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FADCE0?: The RGB value is 250, 220, 224: 250 red, 220 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FADCE0?: The complementary color is #DCFAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FADCE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.