Palettes / Colors / #F8DBDA

#F8DBDA — Pale Red

#F8DBDA is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #F8DBDA 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.

#F8DBDA 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 #D8F7F8; it also sits naturally between #F8D8E7 and #F8E9D8. 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 86% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 12% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F8DBDA

.text { color: #F8DBDA; }
.background { background-color: #F8DBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8DBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 219, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 68%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8DBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 219, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8DBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 219, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F8DBDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8DBDA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8F7F8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F8DBDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F8DBDA

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:

How #F8DBDA 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 #F8DBDA 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

← #F8DBD9  ·  #F8DBDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F8DBDA?

#F8DBDA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 248, 219, 218). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F8DBDA?

#F8DBDA is RGB 248, 219, 218 — HSL 2°, 68%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 12%, 3%.

What colors go with #F8DBDA?

Its complement is #D8F7F8; analogous partners are #F8D8E7 and #F8E9D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F8DBDA for text?

Black text on #F8DBDA has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.