Palettes / Colors / #F8EBEC

#F8EBEC — Pale Muted Red

#F8EBEC is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seashell (#FFF5EE) — not an exact match. CSS seashell gives you #FFF5EE, a different color; use #F8EBEC 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.

#F8EBEC 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 #ECF8F7; it also sits naturally between #F8ECF3 and #F8F1EC. 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 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 5% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F8EBEC

.text { color: #F8EBEC; }
.background { background-color: #F8EBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8EBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 235, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 48%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8EBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 235, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8EBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 235, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F8EBEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8EBEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF8F7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F8EBEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F8EBEC

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 #F8EBEC 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 #F8EBEC 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 #F8EBEC?

#F8EBEC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 248, 235, 236). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F8EBEC?

#F8EBEC is RGB 248, 235, 236 — HSL 355°, 48%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 5%, 3%.

What colors go with #F8EBEC?

Its complement is #ECF8F7; analogous partners are #F8ECF3 and #F8F1EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F8EBEC for text?

Black text on #F8EBEC has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.