Palettes / Colors / #F3CED7

#F3CED7 — Pale Red

#F3CED7 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#F3CED7 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 #CEF3EA; it also sits naturally between #F3CEEA and #F3D7CE. 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 81% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 12% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F3CED7

.text { color: #F3CED7; }
.background { background-color: #F3CED7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3CED7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 206, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 61%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3CED7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 206, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3CED7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 206, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F3CED7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3CED7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEF3EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F3CED7: #000000.

How #F3CED7 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 #F3CED7 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

← #F3CED6  ·  #F3CED8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F3CED7?

#F3CED7 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 243, 206, 215). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F3CED7?

#F3CED7 is RGB 243, 206, 215 — HSL 345°, 61%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 12%, 5%.

What colors go with #F3CED7?

Its complement is #CEF3EA; analogous partners are #F3CEEA and #F3D7CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F3CED7 for text?

Black text on #F3CED7 has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.