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#FFACFC

Mauve · light warm pink

About #FFACFC

#FFACFC is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 67% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Mauve (ΔE 12.4), with Wisteria the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACFFAF (mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green172
Blue252

Closest named colours

Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 12.4
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 19.3
Orchid
#DA70D6 · ΔE 23.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FFACFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFACFC.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mauve #FFACFC.
12.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFACFC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFACFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7C1FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCCCF9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB3C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFACFC?

#FFACFC is a light, vivid pink colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 67% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFACFC?

Use black text. Black on #FFACFC has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFACFC?

Its complementary colour is #ACFFAF, and analogous partners are #D9ACFF and #FFACD3.