Palettes / Colors / #F2CCCE

#F2CCCE — Pale Red

#F2CCCE 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 #F2CCCE 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.

#F2CCCE 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 #CAF1EF; it also sits naturally between #F1CAE0 and #F1DCCA. 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 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 15% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2CCCE

.text { color: #F2CCCE; }
.background { background-color: #F2CCCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CCCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 204, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 59%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CCCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 204, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CCCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 204, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CCCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CCCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAF1EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2CCCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CCCE

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:

How #F2CCCE 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 #F2CCCE 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

← #F2CCCD  ·  #F2CCCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CCCE?

#F2CCCE is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 204, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CCCE?

#F2CCCE is RGB 242, 204, 206 — HSL 357°, 59%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 15%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CCCE?

Its complement is #CAF1EF; analogous partners are #F1CAE0 and #F1DCCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CCCE for text?

Black text on #F2CCCE has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.