Palettes / Colors / #F5CCCC
#F5CCCC — Pale Red
#F5CCCC is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
#F5CCCC 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 #CCF5F5; it also sits naturally between #F5CCE0 and #F5E0CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F5CCCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 245, 204, 204 |
| HSL | 0°, 67%, 88% |
| HSV | 0°, 17%, 96% |
| CMYK | 0%, 17%, 17%, 4% |
| XYZ | 70.15, 66.96, 66.35 |
| Yxy | 66.96, 0.3448, 0.3291 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.48, 14.43, 5.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.83, 14.42, 4.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 96% · Green 80% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 17% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F5CCCC
.text { color: #F5CCCC; }
.background { background-color: #F5CCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5CCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 204, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 67%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5CCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 204, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5CCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 204, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F5CCCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5CCCC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCF5F5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F5CCCC: #000000.
How #F5CCCC 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 #F5CCCC 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 #F5CCCC?
#F5CCCC is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 245, 204, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F5CCCC?
#F5CCCC is RGB 245, 204, 204 — HSL 0°, 67%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 17%, 4%.
What colors go with #F5CCCC?
Its complement is #CCF5F5; analogous partners are #F5CCE0 and #F5E0CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F5CCCC for text?
Black text on #F5CCCC has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.