Palettes / Colors / #F4E9EA
#F4E9EA — Pale Muted Red
#F4E9EA 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 #F4E9EA 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.
#F4E9EA 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 #EBF5F4; it also sits naturally between #F5EBF1 and #F5EFEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F4E9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 244, 233, 234 |
| HSL | 355°, 33%, 94% |
| HSV | 355°, 5%, 96% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 4%, 4% |
| XYZ | 81.30, 83.45, 89.66 |
| Yxy | 83.45, 0.3196, 0.3280 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.21, 3.89, 0.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.35, 3.93, 0.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 96% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 4% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F4E9EA
.text { color: #F4E9EA; }
.background { background-color: #F4E9EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4E9EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 233, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 33%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4E9EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 233, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4E9EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 233, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F4E9EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4E9EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBF5F4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F4E9EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4E9EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F4E9EA: ·
How #F4E9EA 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 #F4E9EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F4E9EA?
#F4E9EA is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 244, 233, 234). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F4E9EA?
#F4E9EA is RGB 244, 233, 234 — HSL 355°, 33%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 4%, 4%.
What colors go with #F4E9EA?
Its complement is #EBF5F4; analogous partners are #F5EBF1 and #F5EFEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F4E9EA for text?
Black text on #F4E9EA has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.