Palettes / Colors / #F4EFEF

#F4EFEF — Pale Dusty Red

#F4EFEF is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the red family.

#F4EFEF 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 #F0F5F5; it also sits naturally between #F5F0F2 and #F5F2F0. 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 94% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 2% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4EFEF

.text { color: #F4EFEF; }
.background { background-color: #F4EFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4EFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 239, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 19%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4EFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 239, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4EFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 239, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4EFEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4EFEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0F5F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4EFEF: #000000.

How #F4EFEF 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 #F4EFEF 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

← #F4EFEE  ·  #F4EFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4EFEF?

#F4EFEF is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 244, 239, 239). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4EFEF?

#F4EFEF is RGB 244, 239, 239 — HSL 0°, 19%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 2%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4EFEF?

Its complement is #F0F5F5; analogous partners are #F5F0F2 and #F5F2F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4EFEF for text?

Black text on #F4EFEF has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.