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#F2CECF — Pale Red

#F2CECF 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 #F2CECF 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.

#F2CECF 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 #CFF2F1; it also sits naturally between #F2CFE2 and #F2DFCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CECF · RGB 242, 206, 207

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Color values

HEX#F2CECF
RGB242, 206, 207
HSL358°, 58%, 88%
HSV358°, 15%, 95%
CMYK0%, 15%, 14%, 5%
XYZ69.95, 67.52, 68.38
Yxy67.52, 0.3398, 0.3280
CIE-Lab85.77, 12.77, 4.19
Hunter Lab82.17, 12.74, 3.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 81% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 14% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CECF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CECF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CECF

.text { color: #F2CECF; }
.background { background-color: #F2CECF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CECF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 206, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 58%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CECF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 206, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CECF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 206, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CECF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CECF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CECF

#EAAEB0#E08A8D#D76A6E#CE464A#B93136#99292C#751F22#551619#300D0E#100405

Tints of #F2CECF

#F3D3D4#F4D7D8#F4D7D8#F5DBDC#F6DFE0#F8E3E3#F9E7E7#F9E7E7#FAEBEB#FBEFEF

Tones of #F2CECF

#F0D1D2#EDD4D5#EAD6D7#E8D9D9#E6DBDC#E3DEDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFF2F1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CECF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CECF

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 #F2CECF: ·

How #F2CECF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2CFDeuteranopia · #E5E7CFTritanopia · #F0CFCF

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 #F2CECF rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #F2D1D1 · #DAEAF1 · #C6DCE4
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Frozen Ruby Dusk
#B11E1E · #1EB21E · #2726DB · #F2D2D2
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5

Similar colors

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

#F1CFD0#F1D1D0#F2D1D1#F1D1D1#F2D2D2#F1D3CE#F5CBCB#F5D2D2#F2CCD6#F3D0C8#F9D0CD#EFCEC8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CECE  ·  #F2CED0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CECF?

#F2CECF is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 206, 207). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CECF?

#F2CECF is RGB 242, 206, 207 — HSL 358°, 58%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 14%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CECF?

Its complement is #CFF2F1; analogous partners are #F2CFE2 and #F2DFCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CECF for text?

Black text on #F2CECF has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.