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#F2CFCA — Pale Red

#F2CFCA 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 #F2CFCA 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.

#F2CFCA 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 #CAEDF2; it also sits naturally between #F2CAD8 and #F2E3CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CFCA · RGB 242, 207, 202

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Color values

HEX#F2CFCA
RGB242, 207, 202
HSL8°, 61%, 87%
HSV8°, 17%, 95%
CMYK0%, 14%, 17%, 5%
XYZ69.59, 67.77, 65.29
Yxy67.77, 0.3434, 0.3344
CIE-Lab85.89, 11.47, 7.02
Hunter Lab82.32, 11.41, 6.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 17% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CFCA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CFCA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CFCA

.text { color: #F2CFCA; }
.background { background-color: #F2CFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 207, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 61%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 207, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 207, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CFCA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CFCA

#EAB1A9#E19084#D97363#D15542#BD412E#983425#77291D#561E15#31110C#100604

Tints of #F2CFCA

#F3D3CE#F4D6D2#F5DAD6#F6DEDA#F7E1DE#F7E1DE#F8E5E2#F9E9E6#FAEDEA#FBF0EF

Tones of #F2CFCA

#EFD1CD#ECD3CF#E9D5D2#E6D8D5#E3DAD8#E1DCDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAEDF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CFCA

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 #F2CFCA: ·

How #F2CFCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E3CBDeuteranopia · #E5E7CBTritanopia · #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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2CFCA rather than the exact color:

Radiant Twilight
#F3D0C8 · #F2F7D9 · #C7F2CD · #C8EFF3
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 9ecad6
#9ECAD6 · #748DAE · #F5CBCB · #FFEAEA
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CFC9  ·  #F2CFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CFCA?

#F2CFCA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 207, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CFCA?

#F2CFCA is RGB 242, 207, 202 — HSL 8°, 61%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 17%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CFCA?

Its complement is #CAEDF2; analogous partners are #F2CAD8 and #F2E3CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CFCA for text?

Black text on #F2CFCA has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.