Palettes / Colors / #F4EBED

#F4EBED — Pale Dusty Red

#F4EBED is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the red family.

#F4EBED 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 #EBF4F2; it also sits naturally between #F4EBF2 and #F4EEEB. 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 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 3% · Key 4%

Previews

CSS code for #F4EBED

.text { color: #F4EBED; }
.background { background-color: #F4EBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4EBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 235, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 29%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4EBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 235, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4EBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 235, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4EBED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4EBED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4EBED

Tints of #F4EBED

Tones of #F4EBED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBF4F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4EBED: #000000.

How #F4EBED 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 #F4EBED or a close neighbour

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 #F4EBED?

#F4EBED is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 244, 235, 237). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4EBED?

#F4EBED is RGB 244, 235, 237 — HSL 347°, 29%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 3%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4EBED?

Its complement is #EBF4F2; analogous partners are #F4EBF2 and #F4EEEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4EBED for text?

Black text on #F4EBED has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.