#FECACA color
The swatch above shows #FECACA with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#FECACA is a very light, vivid red, closest to the CSS named color pink (#FFC0CB).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: red-200. That means you can write bg-red-200 or text-red-200 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #FECACA |
| RGB | rgb(254, 202, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 96%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16698058 |
| CSS | color: #FECACA; |
| Android | 0xFFFECACA |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.792, blue: 0.792, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FECACA | 1.45:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FECACA | 14.52:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FECACA
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FECACA and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FECACA
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FECACA in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FECACA; background-color: #FECACA; }
.element { color: rgb(254 202 202); }
.element { color: hsl(0 96% 89%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-red-200 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FECACA;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FECACA?
#FECACA is a very light, vivid red. Its hue sits at 0° on the color wheel, with 96% saturation and 89% lightness.
What is #FECACA in RGB?
#FECACA converts to rgb(254, 202, 202) — 254 red, 202 green and 202 blue.
What is #FECACA in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FECACA be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (14.52:1 versus 1.45:1).
What is the complementary color of #FECACA?
#C8FEFE — the hue directly opposite #FECACA on the color wheel.