Palettes / Colors / #F3CDCA
#F3CDCA — Pale Red
#F3CDCA is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #F3CDCA 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.
#F3CDCA 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 #C9F0F3; it also sits naturally between #F3C9DB and #F3E1C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F3CDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 243, 205, 202 |
| HSL | 4°, 63%, 87% |
| HSV | 4°, 17%, 95% |
| CMYK | 0%, 16%, 17%, 5% |
| XYZ | 69.45, 66.98, 65.15 |
| Yxy | 66.98, 0.3445, 0.3323 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.49, 12.88, 6.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.84, 12.83, 5.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 95% · Green 80% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 17% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F3CDCA
.text { color: #F3CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #F3CDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3CDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 205, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 63%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3CDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 205, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3CDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 205, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F3CDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3CDCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9F0F3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F3CDCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F3CDCA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F3CDCA: ·
How #F3CDCA 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 #F3CDCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F3CDCA?
#F3CDCA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 243, 205, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F3CDCA?
#F3CDCA is RGB 243, 205, 202 — HSL 4°, 63%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 17%, 5%.
What colors go with #F3CDCA?
Its complement is #C9F0F3; analogous partners are #F3C9DB and #F3E1C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F3CDCA for text?
Black text on #F3CDCA has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.