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#F4E4E3 — Pale Muted Red

#F4E4E3 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 #F4E4E3 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.

#F4E4E3 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 #E2F2F4; it also sits naturally between #F4E2E9 and #F4ECE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F4E4E3 · RGB 244, 228, 227

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Color values

HEX#F4E4E3
RGB244, 228, 227
HSL4°, 44%, 92%
HSV4°, 7%, 96%
CMYK0%, 7%, 7%, 4%
XYZ78.92, 80.27, 84.01
Yxy80.27, 0.3245, 0.3301
CIE-Lab91.80, 5.27, 2.43
Hunter Lab89.59, 5.32, 2.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 89% · Blue 89%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #F4E4E3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F4E4E3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F4E4E3

.text { color: #F4E4E3; }
.background { background-color: #F4E4E3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4E4E3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 228, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 44%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4E4E3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 228, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4E4E3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 228, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4E4E3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4E4E3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4E4E3

#E7C3C1#DAA3A0#CE8782#C26861#B04C45#8F3E38#6E2F2B#51231F#301513#0F0606

Tints of #F4E4E3

#F4E3E2#F5E6E5#F5E6E5#F6EAE9#F6EAE9#F6EAE9#F8EDED#F8EDED#F9F1F0#F9F1F0

Tones of #F4E4E3

#F2E4E3#F1E5E4#F0E6E6#EEE7E7#EDE8E8#ECEAE9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2F2F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #F4E4E3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4E4E3

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 #F4E4E3: ·

How #F4E4E3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EDEDE3Deuteranopia · #EEEFE3Tritanopia · #F3E3E3

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 #F4E4E3 rather than the exact color:

Palette F5e5e1
#F5E5E1 · #F9B487 · #427A76 · #174143
Palette 2b3a55
#2B3A55 · #CE7777 · #E8C4C4 · #F2E5E5
Palette 5b6d5b
#5B6D5B · #CA8A8B · #E2BCB7 · #F6E6E4
Palette F4e7e1
#F4E7E1 · #FF9B45 · #D5451B · #521C0D
Maroon Velvet
#800020 · #B03060 · #E8B4B8 · #F5E6E0
Palette 3291b6
#3291B6 · #BB8ED0 · #E0A8A8 · #F1E2E2

Similar colors

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

#F5E5E1#F2E5E5#F6E6E4#F4E7E1#F5E6E0#F1E2E2#F3E1E1#F6E7E6#F3DFE3#EFE4E4#F2E9E4#F3E8DF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4E4E2  ·  #F4E4E4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4E4E3?

#F4E4E3 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 244, 228, 227). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4E4E3?

#F4E4E3 is RGB 244, 228, 227 — HSL 4°, 44%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 7%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4E4E3?

Its complement is #E2F2F4; analogous partners are #F4E2E9 and #F4ECE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4E4E3 for text?

Black text on #F4E4E3 has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.