Palettes / Colors / #F8CED5

#F8CED5 — Pale Red

#F8CED5 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#F8CED5 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 #CEF8F1; it also sits naturally between #F8CEEA and #F8DCCE. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 14% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F8CED5

.text { color: #F8CED5; }
.background { background-color: #F8CED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8CED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 206, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 75%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8CED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 206, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8CED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 206, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F8CED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8CED5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEF8F1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F8CED5: #000000.

How #F8CED5 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 #F8CED5 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

← #F8CED4  ·  #F8CED6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F8CED5?

#F8CED5 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 248, 206, 213). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F8CED5?

#F8CED5 is RGB 248, 206, 213 — HSL 350°, 75%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 14%, 3%.

What colors go with #F8CED5?

Its complement is #CEF8F1; analogous partners are #F8CEEA and #F8DCCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F8CED5 for text?

Black text on #F8CED5 has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.