Palettes / Colors / #F7EDED

#F7EDED — Pale Muted Red

#F7EDED is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the red family.

#F7EDED 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 #EDF7F7; it also sits naturally between #F7EDF2 and #F7F2ED. 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 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 4% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F7EDED

.text { color: #F7EDED; }
.background { background-color: #F7EDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F7EDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 237, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 38%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F7EDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 237, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F7EDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 237, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F7EDED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F7EDED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDF7F7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F7EDED: #000000.

How #F7EDED 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 #F7EDED rather than the exact color:

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 #F7EDED?

#F7EDED is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 247, 237, 237). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F7EDED?

#F7EDED is RGB 247, 237, 237 — HSL 0°, 38%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 4%, 3%.

What colors go with #F7EDED?

Its complement is #EDF7F7; analogous partners are #F7EDF2 and #F7F2ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F7EDED for text?

Black text on #F7EDED has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.