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#FCAFAB Color

#FCAFAB is rgb(252, 175, 171) in RGB, hsl(3, 93%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 32%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCAFAB
HEX#FCAFAB
RGBrgb(252, 175, 171)
HSLhsl(3, 93%, 83%)
HSVhsv(3, 32%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 32%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.091 22.5)
LABlab(78.96% 28.61 14.03)
LCHlch(78.96% 31.86 26.12)

What #FCAFAB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FCAFAB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#FCAFAB Channel Values

How #FCAFAB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 252 · G 175 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 3° · S 93% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 3° · S 32% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 32% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCAFAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCAFAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCAFAB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCAFAB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCAFAB.

How #FCAFAB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FCAFAB
Protanopia#BFBFAB
Protanomaly#DAB9AB
Deuteranopia#CDCDA8
Deuteranomaly#E1C2A9
Tritanopia#FCAFAF
Tritanomaly#FCAFAD
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCAFAB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fcafab: #FCAFAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCAFAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcafab': '#FCAFAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.686, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_fcafab">#FCAFAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCAFAB"

More Red Colors

#FCAFAB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCAFAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCAFAB?

#FCAFAB is a lightest red — rgb(252, 175, 171) in RGB and hsl(3, 93%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.2.

What is the RGB value of #FCAFAB?

#FCAFAB is rgb(252, 175, 171) — red 252, green 175, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCAFAB?

#FCAFAB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 32%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCAFAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCAFAB scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCAFAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCAFAB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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