Palettes / Colors / #F1CDCD

#F1CDCD — Pale Red

#F1CDCD is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #F1CDCD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F1CDCD 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 #CBF0F0; it also sits naturally between #F0CBDE and #F0DECB. 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 95% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 15% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F1CDCD

.text { color: #F1CDCD; }
.background { background-color: #F1CDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F1CDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(241, 205, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 56%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F1CDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(241, 205, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F1CDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(241, 205, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F1CDCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F1CDCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBF0F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F1CDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F1CDCD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #F1CDCD 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 #F1CDCD 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

← #F1CDCC  ·  #F1CDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F1CDCD?

#F1CDCD is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 241, 205, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F1CDCD?

#F1CDCD is RGB 241, 205, 205 — HSL 0°, 56%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 15%, 5%.

What colors go with #F1CDCD?

Its complement is #CBF0F0; analogous partners are #F0CBDE and #F0DECB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F1CDCD for text?

Black text on #F1CDCD has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.