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#F2ACAA — Light Red

#F2ACAA is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #F2ACAA 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.

#F2ACAA 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 #ABF0F2; it also sits naturally between #F2ABCC and #F2D1AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2ACAA · RGB 242, 172, 170

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Color values

HEX#F2ACAA
RGB242, 172, 170
HSL2°, 73%, 81%
HSV2°, 30%, 95%
CMYK0%, 29%, 30%, 5%
XYZ58.63, 51.28, 44.84
Yxy51.28, 0.3788, 0.3314
CIE-Lab76.85, 25.40, 11.29
Hunter Lab71.61, 25.02, 9.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 30% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2ACAA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2ACAA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2ACAA

.text { color: #F2ACAA; }
.background { background-color: #F2ACAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2ACAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 172, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 73%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2ACAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 172, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2ACAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 172, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2ACAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2ACAA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2ACAA

#EC8B88#E86D69#E24B46#DD2922#BE231E#9A1C18#771613#540F0D#350A08#120303

Tints of #F2ACAA

#F3B6B4#F4BAB8#F5C3C1#F6C7C6#F7D0CE#F8D4D3#F9DDDC#FAE1E0#FCEAE9#FCEEED

Tones of #F2ACAA

#EDB2B0#E8B7B5#E3BCBA#DEC1C0#D9C5C4#D3CACA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABF0F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2ACAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2ACAA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F2ACAA: ·

How #F2ACAA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D3AADeuteranopia · #D8DDABTritanopia · #EEABAB

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2ACAA rather than the exact color:

Palette Ddf3f5
#DDF3F5 · #A6DCEF · #F2AAAA · #E36387
Palette Fbc6a4
#FBC6A4 · #F4A9A8 · #CE97B0 · #AFB9C8
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #FAB7B7 · #F5A8A8 · #E19999
Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA
Honey Ruby Meadow
#179A8D · #37E2C2 · #D51F31 · #EDADAD
Frozen Ruby Monsoon
#18A2CD · #73EEEE · #EC7F5D · #EFB1A9

Similar colors

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

#F2AAAA#F4A9A8#F5A8A8#EDAAAA#EDADAD#EFB1A9#F7ADAD#F5AFAF#ECAFAC#EDB1AE#F0B4A8#EEA5A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2ACA9  ·  #F2ACAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2ACAA?

#F2ACAA is Light Red, a red color (RGB 242, 172, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2ACAA?

#F2ACAA is RGB 242, 172, 170 — HSL 2°, 73%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 30%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2ACAA?

Its complement is #ABF0F2; analogous partners are #F2ABCC and #F2D1AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2ACAA for text?

Black text on #F2ACAA has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.