Palettes / Colors / #F4CFCD

#F4CFCD — Pale Red

#F4CFCD is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#F4CFCD 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 #CDF2F4; it also sits naturally between #F4CDDE and #F4E2CD. 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 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 16% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4CFCD

.text { color: #F4CFCD; }
.background { background-color: #F4CFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4CFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 207, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 64%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4CFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 207, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4CFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 207, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4CFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4CFCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4CFCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDF2F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4CFCD: #000000.

How #F4CFCD 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 #F4CFCD 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

← #F4CFCC  ·  #F4CFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4CFCD?

#F4CFCD is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 244, 207, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4CFCD?

#F4CFCD is RGB 244, 207, 205 — HSL 3°, 64%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 16%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4CFCD?

Its complement is #CDF2F4; analogous partners are #F4CDDE and #F4E2CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4CFCD for text?

Black text on #F4CFCD has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.