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#F4E2DF — Pale Muted Red

#F4E2DF 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 #F4E2DF 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.

#F4E2DF 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 #E1F2F5; it also sits naturally between #F5E1E8 and #F5EEE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F4E2DF · RGB 244, 226, 223

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Color values

HEX#F4E2DF
RGB244, 226, 223
HSL9°, 49%, 92%
HSV9°, 9%, 96%
CMYK0%, 7%, 9%, 4%
XYZ77.82, 78.95, 80.95
Yxy78.95, 0.3274, 0.3321
CIE-Lab91.21, 5.64, 3.67
Hunter Lab88.86, 5.68, 3.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 9% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F4E2DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F4E2DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F4E2DF

.text { color: #F4E2DF; }
.background { background-color: #F4E2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4E2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 226, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 49%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4E2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 226, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4E2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 226, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4E2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4E2DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4E2DF

#E9C5BE#DDA69C#D38B7E#C76C5C#B6503E#944133#723227#54251D#311611#0F0705

Tints of #F4E2DF

#F5E4E1#F6E7E4#F6E7E4#F7EAE8#F7EAE8#F7EAE8#F8EEEC#F8EEEC#FAF1F0#FAF1F0

Tones of #F4E2DF

#F3E5E2#F2E6E3#F0E7E5#EFE8E6#EDE9E8#ECEAE9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1F2F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #F4E2DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4E2DF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F4E2DF: ·

How #F4E2DF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #ECECE0Deuteranopia · #EDEFE0Tritanopia · #F3E0E0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F4E2DF rather than the exact color:

Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Palette F5e5e1
#F5E5E1 · #F9B487 · #427A76 · #174143
Maroon Velvet
#800020 · #B03060 · #E8B4B8 · #F5E6E0
Palette 3291b6
#3291B6 · #BB8ED0 · #E0A8A8 · #F1E2E2
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette F4e7e1
#F4E7E1 · #FF9B45 · #D5451B · #521C0D

Similar colors

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

#F3E1E1#F5E5E1#F5E6E0#F1E2E2#F3DFE3#F4E7E1#F3E4DA#F9DFDF#F7DDDE#F3E8DF#EEE2DE#F5E8DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4E2DE  ·  #F4E2E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4E2DF?

#F4E2DF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 244, 226, 223). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4E2DF?

#F4E2DF is RGB 244, 226, 223 — HSL 9°, 49%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 9%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4E2DF?

Its complement is #E1F2F5; analogous partners are #F5E1E8 and #F5EEE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4E2DF for text?

Black text on #F4E2DF has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.