Palettes / Colors / #F8CDCA
#F8CDCA — Pale Red
#F8CDCA 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 #F8CDCA 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.
#F8CDCA 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 #C9F5F8; it also sits naturally between #F8C9DD and #F8E4C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F8CDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 248, 205, 202 |
| HSL | 4°, 77%, 88% |
| HSV | 4°, 19%, 97% |
| CMYK | 0%, 17%, 19%, 3% |
| XYZ | 71.20, 67.88, 65.23 |
| Yxy | 67.88, 0.3485, 0.3323 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.95, 14.67, 7.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.39, 14.71, 6.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 97% · Green 80% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 19% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F8CDCA
.text { color: #F8CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #F8CDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8CDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 205, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 77%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8CDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 205, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8CDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 205, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F8CDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8CDCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9F5F8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F8CDCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F8CDCA
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 #F8CDCA: ·
How #F8CDCA 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 #F8CDCA 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 #F8CDCA?
#F8CDCA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 248, 205, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F8CDCA?
#F8CDCA is RGB 248, 205, 202 — HSL 4°, 77%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 19%, 3%.
What colors go with #F8CDCA?
Its complement is #C9F5F8; analogous partners are #F8C9DD and #F8E4C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F8CDCA for text?
Black text on #F8CDCA has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.