Palettes / Colors / #F2AAAA

#F2AAAA — Light Red

#F2AAAA is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#F2AAAA 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 #ABF2F2; it also sits naturally between #F2ABCF and #F2CFAB. 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 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 30% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #F2AAAA

.text { color: #F2AAAA; }
.background { background-color: #F2AAAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2AAAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 170, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 73%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2AAAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 170, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2AAAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 170, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2AAAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2AAAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABF2F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2AAAA: #000000.

How #F2AAAA 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 #F2AAAA

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2AAA9  ·  #F2AAAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2AAAA?

#F2AAAA is Light Red, a red color (RGB 242, 170, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2AAAA?

#F2AAAA is RGB 242, 170, 170 — HSL 0°, 73%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 30%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2AAAA?

Its complement is #ABF2F2; analogous partners are #F2ABCF and #F2CFAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2AAAA for text?

Black text on #F2AAAA has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.