Palettes / Colors / #F7CECD

#F7CECD — Pale Red

#F7CECD is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#F7CECD 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 #CFF6F7; it also sits naturally between #F7CFE2 and #F7E4CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 97% · Green 81% · Blue 80%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F7CECD

.text { color: #F7CECD; }
.background { background-color: #F7CECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F7CECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 206, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 72%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F7CECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 206, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F7CECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 206, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F7CECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F7CECD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFF6F7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F7CECD: #000000.

How #F7CECD 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 #F7CECD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F7CECD?

#F7CECD is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 247, 206, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F7CECD?

#F7CECD is RGB 247, 206, 205 — HSL 1°, 72%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 17%, 3%.

What colors go with #F7CECD?

Its complement is #CFF6F7; analogous partners are #F7CFE2 and #F7E4CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F7CECD for text?

Black text on #F7CECD has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.