Palettes / Colors / #F0CFCB

#F0CFCB — Pale Red

#F0CFCB is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#F0CFCB is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CCECF0; it also sits naturally between #F0CCDA and #F0E1CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F0CFCB

.text { color: #F0CFCB; }
.background { background-color: #F0CFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0CFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 207, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 55%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0CFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 207, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0CFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 207, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0CFCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0CFCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCECF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F0CFCB: #000000.

How #F0CFCB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F0CFCB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0CFCA  ·  #F0CFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0CFCB?

#F0CFCB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 240, 207, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0CFCB?

#F0CFCB is RGB 240, 207, 203 — HSL 6°, 55%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0CFCB?

Its complement is #CCECF0; analogous partners are #F0CCDA and #F0E1CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0CFCB for text?

Black text on #F0CFCB has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.