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#F6DBDD — Pale Red

#F6DBDD is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

#F6DBDD 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 #DAF6F4; it also sits naturally between #F6DAEA and #F6E6DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F6DBDD · RGB 246, 219, 221

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Color values

HEX#F6DBDD
RGB246, 219, 221
HSL356°, 60%, 91%
HSV356°, 11%, 96%
CMYK0%, 11%, 10%, 4%
XYZ76.39, 75.48, 78.95
Yxy75.48, 0.3310, 0.3270
CIE-Lab89.62, 9.63, 2.42
Hunter Lab86.88, 9.71, 2.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 10% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F6DBDD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F6DBDD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F6DBDD

.text { color: #F6DBDD; }
.background { background-color: #F6DBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F6DBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(246, 219, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 60%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F6DBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(246, 219, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F6DBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(246, 219, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F6DBDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F6DBDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F6DBDD

#EDB6B9#E4959A#DB7077#D24B54#C4313B#9F2830#7A1F25#56151A#350D10#100405

Tints of #F6DBDD

#F7DEE0#F7DEE0#F8E2E4#F8E2E4#F9E7E8#F9E7E8#FAEBEC#FAEBEC#FBEFEF#FBEFEF

Tones of #F6DBDD

#F4DCDE#F2DEDF#F0E0E1#EEE2E3#ECE4E5#EAE6E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAF6F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #F6DBDD: #000000.

How #F6DBDD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEADDDeuteranopia · #ECEEDCTritanopia · #F5DCDC

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 #F6DBDD rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcf5ee
#FCF5EE · #FBE8E7 · #F7DDDE · #FFC4D0
Palette Beebe9
#BEEBE9 · #F4DADA · #FFB6B9 · #F6EEC7
Palette 968c83
#968C83 · #D6D2C4 · #FFF5EA · #F7DAD9
Palette F7dad9
#F7DAD9 · #FFF5DA · #D6D2C4 · #5D534A
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #F9F3F3 · #F7D9D9 · #F25287
Palette Fcf8f8
#FCF8F8 · #FBEFEF · #F9DFDF · #F5AFAF

Similar colors

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

#F7DDDE#F4DADA#F7DAD9#F7D9D9#F9DFDF#F6DED8#F0DBDB#F2D7D9#F0D9DA#F2D5DC#F3E1E1#F3DFE3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F6DBDC  ·  #F6DBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F6DBDD?

#F6DBDD is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 246, 219, 221). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F6DBDD?

#F6DBDD is RGB 246, 219, 221 — HSL 356°, 60%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 10%, 4%.

What colors go with #F6DBDD?

Its complement is #DAF6F4; analogous partners are #F6DAEA and #F6E6DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F6DBDD for text?

Black text on #F6DBDD has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.