Palettes / Colors / #F4E4E9

#F4E4E9 — Pale Muted Pink

#F4E4E9 is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #F4E4E9 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.

#F4E4E9 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E6F5F0; it also sits naturally between #F5E6F2 and #F5E8E6. 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 89% · Blue 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 5% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4E4E9

.text { color: #F4E4E9; }
.background { background-color: #F4E4E9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4E4E9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 228, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 42%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4E4E9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 228, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4E4E9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 228, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4E4E9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4E4E9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6F5F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4E4E9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4E4E9

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:

How #F4E4E9 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 #F4E4E9 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4E4E9?

#F4E4E9 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 244, 228, 233). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4E4E9?

#F4E4E9 is RGB 244, 228, 233 — HSL 341°, 42%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 5%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4E4E9?

Its complement is #E6F5F0; analogous partners are #F5E6F2 and #F5E8E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4E4E9 for text?

Black text on #F4E4E9 has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.