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#F2CFEC — Pale Pink

#F2CFEC is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #F2CFEC 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.

#F2CFEC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CFF2D5; it also sits naturally between #E6CFF2 and #F2CFDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CFEC · RGB 242, 207, 236

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Color values

HEX#F2CFEC
RGB242, 207, 236
HSL310°, 57%, 88%
HSV310°, 14%, 95%
CMYK0%, 14%, 2%, 5%
XYZ74.07, 69.56, 88.88
Yxy69.56, 0.3186, 0.2992
CIE-Lab86.78, 17.10, -9.71
Hunter Lab83.40, 17.30, -9.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 2% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CFEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CFEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CFEC

.text { color: #F2CFEC; }
.background { background-color: #F2CFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 207, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 57%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 207, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 207, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CFEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CFEC

#E9AFDF#DF8BD1#D66BC5#CD47B6#B832A2#982A86#742066#54174A#300D2A#10040E

Tints of #F2CFEC

#F3D3EE#F4D7EF#F4D7EF#F5DBF1#F6DFF2#F7E3F4#F8E7F6#F8E7F6#FAEBF7#FBEFF9

Tones of #F2CFEC

#EFD1EA#EDD4E9#EAD6E7#E8D9E5#E5DCE4#E3DEE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFF2D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CFEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CFEC

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 #F2CFEC: ·

How #F2CFEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E3E5Deuteranopia · #E5E7E3Tritanopia · #F0DFDE

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 #F2CFEC rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Palette 56021f
#56021F · #7D1C4A · #D17D98 · #F4CCE9
Golden Drift
#F5D1F0 · #DD60CE · #B829A7 · #5B1553
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA
Cosmic Ruby Voyage
#941799 · #BAB31C · #1FCAC2 · #F3D1F1

Similar colors

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

#F0CFEA#EFD1EB#F4CCE9#F5D1F0#F2D4EA#F3D1F1#ECCFE8#F3CCF3#EED5EF#EBCBEB#EDCBF1#EFCAE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CFEB  ·  #F2CFED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CFEC?

#F2CFEC is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 242, 207, 236). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CFEC?

#F2CFEC is RGB 242, 207, 236 — HSL 310°, 57%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 2%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CFEC?

Its complement is #CFF2D5; analogous partners are #E6CFF2 and #F2CFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CFEC for text?

Black text on #F2CFEC has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.