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#F5CFCC — Pale Red

#F5CFCC is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #F5CFCC 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.

#F5CFCC 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 #CCF2F5; it also sits naturally between #F5CCDE and #F5E3CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F5CFCC · RGB 245, 207, 204

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Color values

HEX#F5CFCC
RGB245, 207, 204
HSL4°, 67%, 88%
HSV4°, 17%, 96%
CMYK0%, 16%, 17%, 4%
XYZ70.87, 68.40, 66.59
Yxy68.40, 0.3443, 0.3323
CIE-Lab86.20, 12.85, 6.45
Hunter Lab82.70, 12.84, 5.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 17% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F5CFCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F5CFCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F5CFCC

.text { color: #F5CFCC; }
.background { background-color: #F5CFCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5CFCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 207, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 67%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5CFCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 207, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5CFCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 207, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5CFCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5CFCC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F5CFCC

#EEAEAA#E78A84#E06A61#D8463B#C43127#A22920#7B1F18#591612#330D0A#110403

Tints of #F5CFCC

#F6D3D0#F7D7D4#F7D7D4#F7DBD9#F8DFDD#F9E3E1#FAE7E5#FAE7E5#FBEBEA#FCEFEE

Tones of #F5CFCC

#F2D1CF#EFD4D2#ECD6D5#E9D9D8#E6DBDB#E3DEDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCF2F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #F5CFCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F5CFCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F5CFCC: ·

How #F5CFCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E5E4CDDeuteranopia · #E7EACDTritanopia · #F3CDCD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F5CFCC rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 9ecad6
#9ECAD6 · #748DAE · #F5CBCB · #FFEAEA
Palette F13e93
#F13E93 · #F891BB · #F9D0CD · #FAFFCB
Radiant Twilight
#F3D0C8 · #F2F7D9 · #C7F2CD · #C8EFF3
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F5CBCB#F9D0CD#F3D0C8#F1CFD0#F1D3CE#F1D1D0#F7CAC9#F2D1D1#F5D2D2#F1D1D1#EFCEC8#F2D2D2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F5CFCB  ·  #F5CFCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5CFCC?

#F5CFCC is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 245, 207, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5CFCC?

#F5CFCC is RGB 245, 207, 204 — HSL 4°, 67%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 17%, 4%.

What colors go with #F5CFCC?

Its complement is #CCF2F5; analogous partners are #F5CCDE and #F5E3CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5CFCC for text?

Black text on #F5CFCC has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.