Palettes / Colors / #F2CFD5

#F2CFD5 — Pale Red

#F2CFD5 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#F2CFD5 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 #CFF2EC; it also sits naturally between #F2CFE6 and #F2DBCF. 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 81% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 12% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #F2CFD5

.text { color: #F2CFD5; }
.background { background-color: #F2CFD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CFD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 207, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 57%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CFD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 207, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CFD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 207, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CFD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CFD5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CFD5

Tints of #F2CFD5

Tones of #F2CFD5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFF2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2CFD5: #000000.

How #F2CFD5 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 #F2CFD5 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CFD4  ·  #F2CFD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CFD5?

#F2CFD5 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 242, 207, 213). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CFD5?

#F2CFD5 is RGB 242, 207, 213 — HSL 350°, 57%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 12%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CFD5?

Its complement is #CFF2EC; analogous partners are #F2CFE6 and #F2DBCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CFD5 for text?

Black text on #F2CFD5 has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.