Palettes / Colors / #F4C2C2

#F4C2C2 — Pale Red

#F4C2C2 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#F4C2C2 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 #C3F4F4; it also sits naturally between #F4C3DB and #F4DBC3. 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 96% · Green 76% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 20% · Key 4%

Previews

CSS code for #F4C2C2

.text { color: #F4C2C2; }
.background { background-color: #F4C2C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4C2C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 194, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 69%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4C2C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 194, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4C2C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 194, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4C2C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4C2C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4C2C2

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Tones of #F4C2C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3F4F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4C2C2: #000000.

How #F4C2C2 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 #F4C2C2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4C2C1  ·  #F4C2C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4C2C2?

#F4C2C2 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 244, 194, 194). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4C2C2?

#F4C2C2 is RGB 244, 194, 194 — HSL 0°, 69%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 20%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4C2C2?

Its complement is #C3F4F4; analogous partners are #F4C3DB and #F4DBC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4C2C2 for text?

Black text on #F4C2C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.