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#F2CBCC — Pale Red

#F2CBCC 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 #F2CBCC 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.

#F2CBCC 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 #CAF2F0; it also sits naturally between #F2CADF and #F2DDCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CBCC · RGB 242, 203, 204

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Color values

HEX#F2CBCC
RGB242, 203, 204
HSL358°, 60%, 87%
HSV358°, 16%, 95%
CMYK0%, 16%, 16%, 5%
XYZ68.87, 65.95, 66.23
Yxy65.95, 0.3426, 0.3280
CIE-Lab84.97, 13.88, 4.63
Hunter Lab81.21, 13.82, 4.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 16% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CBCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CBCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CBCC

.text { color: #F2CBCC; }
.background { background-color: #F2CBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 203, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 60%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 203, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 203, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CBCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CBCC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CBCC

#EAA9AB#E08588#D86468#D04348#BC2F34#97262A#761E21#561518#310C0D#100404

Tints of #F2CBCC

#F3CECF#F4D2D3#F5D6D7#F6DADB#F7DEDF#F7DEDF#F8E2E3#F9E7E7#FAEBEB#FBEFEF

Tones of #F2CBCC

#EFCDCE#ECD0D1#E9D3D3#E6D5D6#E3D8D9#E1DBDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAF2F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CBCC

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 #F2CBCC: ·

How #F2CBCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E1CCDeuteranopia · #E3E6CCTritanopia · #F0CCCC

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2CBCC rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 9ecad6
#9ECAD6 · #748DAE · #F5CBCB · #FFEAEA
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Radiant Twilight
#F3D0C8 · #F2F7D9 · #C7F2CD · #C8EFF3

Similar colors

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

#F5CBCB#F1CFD0#EFCEC8#F7CAC9#F3D0C8#F2CBC5#F1D1D0#EBCECB#F2D1D1#F1D1D1#F1D3CE#F9D0CD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CBCB  ·  #F2CBCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CBCC?

#F2CBCC is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 203, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CBCC?

#F2CBCC is RGB 242, 203, 204 — HSL 358°, 60%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 16%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CBCC?

Its complement is #CAF2F0; analogous partners are #F2CADF and #F2DDCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CBCC for text?

Black text on #F2CBCC has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.