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#F7CCCA — Pale Red

#F7CCCA 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 #F7CCCA 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.

#F7CCCA 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 #CAF5F7; it also sits naturally between #F7CADE and #F7E3CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F7CCCA · RGB 247, 204, 202

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Color values

HEX#F7CCCA
RGB247, 204, 202
HSL3°, 74%, 88%
HSV3°, 18%, 97%
CMYK0%, 17%, 18%, 3%
XYZ70.61, 67.22, 65.13
Yxy67.22, 0.3479, 0.3312
CIE-Lab85.62, 14.84, 6.69
Hunter Lab81.99, 14.86, 6.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 97% · Green 80% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 18% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F7CCCA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F7CCCA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F7CCCA

.text { color: #F7CCCA; }
.background { background-color: #F7CCCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F7CCCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 204, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 74%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F7CCCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 204, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F7CCCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 204, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F7CCCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F7CCCA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F7CCCA

#F2AAA6#EC847E#E6625B#E13C33#CC271E#A92019#811913#5D120E#350A08#120303

Tints of #F7CCCA

#F8D0CE#F8D5D3#F8D5D3#F9D9D7#FADDDC#FAE1E0#FBE6E4#FBE6E4#FCEAE9#FCEEED

Tones of #F7CCCA

#F4CFCD#F1D2D0#EDD5D4#EAD8D7#E7DBDA#E4DDDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAF5F7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #F7CCCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F7CCCA

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 #F7CCCA: ·

How #F7CCCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4CADeuteranopia · #E7EACBTritanopia · #F5CBCB

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F7CCCA rather than the exact color:

Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 9ecad6
#9ECAD6 · #748DAE · #F5CBCB · #FFEAEA
Palette 838383
#838383 · #AD9D9D · #D9ADAD · #FCCBCB
Palette F13e93
#F13E93 · #F891BB · #F9D0CD · #FAFFCB
Radiant Twilight
#F3D0C8 · #F2F7D9 · #C7F2CD · #C8EFF3

Similar colors

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

#F7CAC9#F5CBCB#FCCBCB#F9D0CD#F3D0C8#F2CBC5#FAD0C4#FFCDC9#FFCBCB#FFCCCC#FFCACA#EFCEC8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F7CCC9  ·  #F7CCCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F7CCCA?

#F7CCCA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 247, 204, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F7CCCA?

#F7CCCA is RGB 247, 204, 202 — HSL 3°, 74%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 18%, 3%.

What colors go with #F7CCCA?

Its complement is #CAF5F7; analogous partners are #F7CADE and #F7E3CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F7CCCA for text?

Black text on #F7CCCA has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.