Palettes / Colors / #F2E4E4

#F2E4E4 — Pale Muted Red

#F2E4E4 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #F2E4E4 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.

#F2E4E4 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 #E3F2F2; it also sits naturally between #F2E3EB and #F2EBE3. 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 89% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 6% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2E4E4

.text { color: #F2E4E4; }
.background { background-color: #F2E4E4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2E4E4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 228, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 35%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2E4E4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 228, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2E4E4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 228, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2E4E4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2E4E4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2E4E4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3F2F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2E4E4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2E4E4

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:

How #F2E4E4 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 #F2E4E4 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

← #F2E4E3  ·  #F2E4E5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2E4E4?

#F2E4E4 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 242, 228, 228). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2E4E4?

#F2E4E4 is RGB 242, 228, 228 — HSL 0°, 35%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2E4E4?

Its complement is #E3F2F2; analogous partners are #F2E3EB and #F2EBE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2E4E4 for text?

Black text on #F2E4E4 has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.