Palettes / Colors / #F2CECB
#F2CECB — Pale Red
#F2CECB 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 #F2CECB 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.
#F2CECB 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 #CAEEF2; it also sits naturally between #F2CADB and #F2E1CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F2CECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 242, 206, 203 |
| HSL | 5°, 60%, 87% |
| HSV | 5°, 16%, 95% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 16%, 5% |
| XYZ | 69.47, 67.33, 65.83 |
| Yxy | 67.33, 0.3428, 0.3323 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.67, 12.15, 6.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.06, 12.09, 5.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 95% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 16% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F2CECB
.text { color: #F2CECB; }
.background { background-color: #F2CECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 206, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 60%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 206, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 206, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F2CECB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CECB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAEEF2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F2CECB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CECB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F2CECB: ·
How #F2CECB 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 #F2CECB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F2CECB?
#F2CECB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 206, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CECB?
#F2CECB is RGB 242, 206, 203 — HSL 5°, 60%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 16%, 5%.
What colors go with #F2CECB?
Its complement is #CAEEF2; analogous partners are #F2CADB and #F2E1CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F2CECB for text?
Black text on #F2CECB has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.