Palettes / Colors / #F7CDCA
#F7CDCA — Pale Red
#F7CDCA 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 #F7CDCA 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.
#F7CDCA 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 #CAF4F7; it also sits naturally between #F7CADD and #F7E3CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F7CDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 247, 205, 202 |
| HSL | 4°, 74%, 88% |
| HSV | 4°, 18%, 97% |
| CMYK | 0%, 17%, 18%, 3% |
| XYZ | 70.85, 67.70, 65.21 |
| Yxy | 67.70, 0.3477, 0.3323 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.86, 14.32, 7.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.28, 14.33, 6.36 |
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
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CSS code for #F7CDCA
.text { color: #F7CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #F7CDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F7CDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 205, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 74%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F7CDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 205, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F7CDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 205, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F7CDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F7CDCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAF4F7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F7CDCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F7CDCA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F7CDCA: ·
How #F7CDCA 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 #F7CDCA 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 #F7CDCA?
#F7CDCA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 247, 205, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F7CDCA?
#F7CDCA is RGB 247, 205, 202 — HSL 4°, 74%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 18%, 3%.
What colors go with #F7CDCA?
Its complement is #CAF4F7; analogous partners are #F7CADD and #F7E3CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F7CDCA for text?
Black text on #F7CDCA has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.