Palettes / Colors / #F2DCDE

#F2DCDE — Pale Muted Red

#F2DCDE is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

#F2DCDE 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 #DDF3F1; it also sits naturally between #F3DDEA and #F3E6DD. 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 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 8% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2DCDE

.text { color: #F2DCDE; }
.background { background-color: #F2DCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 220, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 46%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 220, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 220, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DCDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DCDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2DCDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDF3F1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2DCDE: #000000.

How #F2DCDE 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 #F2DCDE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2DCDD  ·  #F2DCDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DCDE?

#F2DCDE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 242, 220, 222). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DCDE?

#F2DCDE is RGB 242, 220, 222 — HSL 355°, 46%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 8%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2DCDE?

Its complement is #DDF3F1; analogous partners are #F3DDEA and #F3E6DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DCDE for text?

Black text on #F2DCDE has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.