Palettes / Colors / #F2B7BC

#F2B7BC — Pale Red

#F2B7BC is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#F2B7BC 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 #B6F2ED; it also sits naturally between #F2B6D9 and #F2CFB6. 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 72% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 22% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2B7BC

.text { color: #F2B7BC; }
.background { background-color: #F2B7BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2B7BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 183, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 69%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2B7BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 183, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2B7BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 183, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2B7BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2B7BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6F2ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2B7BC: #000000.

How #F2B7BC 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 #F2B7BC 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

← #F2B7BB  ·  #F2B7BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2B7BC?

#F2B7BC is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 183, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2B7BC?

#F2B7BC is RGB 242, 183, 188 — HSL 355°, 69%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 22%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2B7BC?

Its complement is #B6F2ED; analogous partners are #F2B6D9 and #F2CFB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2B7BC for text?

Black text on #F2B7BC has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.