Palettes / Colors / #F2DEDE

#F2DEDE — Pale Muted Red

#F2DEDE is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

#F2DEDE 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 #DEF2F2; it also sits naturally between #F2DEE8 and #F2E8DE. 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 87% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2DEDE

.text { color: #F2DEDE; }
.background { background-color: #F2DEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 222, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 43%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 222, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 222, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DEDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2DEDE

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Tones of #F2DEDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEF2F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2DEDE: #000000.

How #F2DEDE 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 #F2DEDE 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

← #F2DEDD  ·  #F2DEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DEDE?

#F2DEDE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 242, 222, 222). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DEDE?

#F2DEDE is RGB 242, 222, 222 — HSL 0°, 43%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 8%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2DEDE?

Its complement is #DEF2F2; analogous partners are #F2DEE8 and #F2E8DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DEDE for text?

Black text on #F2DEDE has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.