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#F2BBC2 — Pale Red

#F2BBC2 is a red color we call Pale 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 #F2BBC2 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.

#F2BBC2 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 #BAF2EB; it also sits naturally between #F2BADE and #F2CFBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2BBC2 · RGB 242, 187, 194

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Color values

HEX#F2BBC2
RGB242, 187, 194
HSL352°, 68%, 84%
HSV352°, 23%, 95%
CMYK0%, 23%, 20%, 5%
XYZ64.13, 58.31, 58.91
Yxy58.31, 0.3536, 0.3215
CIE-Lab80.91, 20.81, 4.12
Hunter Lab76.36, 20.66, 3.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 73% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 20% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2BBC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2BBC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2BBC2

.text { color: #F2BBC2; }
.background { background-color: #F2BBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2BBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 187, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 68%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2BBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 187, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2BBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 187, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2BBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2BBC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2BBC2

#EB98A3#E57685#DE5466#D83148#BC2438#9A1D2E#781724#56101A#330A0F#110305

Tints of #F2BBC2

#F3BFC6#F4C3C9#F5CCD1#F6D0D5#F7D4D9#F8D8DD#F8DDE0#FAE5E8#FBEAEC#FCEEF0

Tones of #F2BBC2

#EEBFC5#EAC2C8#E6C6CB#E2CACE#DECED1#DAD2D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAF2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2BBC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2BBC2

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 #F2BBC2: ·

How #F2BBC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAC0Deuteranopia · #DDE1C0Tritanopia · #EFBFBF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2BBC2 rather than the exact color:

Misty Monsoon
#13B98E · #35EB9F · #EE5B81 · #F3B6C2
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE
Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Palette F0e4d7
#F0E4D7 · #F5C0C0 · #FF7171 · #9FD8DF
Palette 9376e0
#9376E0 · #E893CF · #F3BCC8 · #F6FFA6
Palette Fff5f2
#FFF5F2 · #F5BABB · #568F87 · #064232

Similar colors

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

#F3B6C2#F4BFBF#F0BEBD#F5C0C0#F3BCC8#F5BABB#EEC2C2#EFB6C8#F9C0C0#F3BFBA#F3B2C3#F1B4BB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2BBC1  ·  #F2BBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2BBC2?

#F2BBC2 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 187, 194). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2BBC2?

#F2BBC2 is RGB 242, 187, 194 — HSL 352°, 68%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 20%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2BBC2?

Its complement is #BAF2EB; analogous partners are #F2BADE and #F2CFBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2BBC2 for text?

Black text on #F2BBC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.