Palettes / Colors / #F9CDCA
#F9CDCA — Pale Vivid Red
#F9CDCA is a red color we call Pale Vivid 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 #F9CDCA 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.
#F9CDCA 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 #C8F6F9; it also sits naturally between #F9C8DD and #F9E4C8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F9CDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 249, 205, 202 |
| HSL | 4°, 80%, 88% |
| HSV | 4°, 19%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 19%, 2% |
| XYZ | 71.56, 68.07, 65.24 |
| Yxy | 68.07, 0.3493, 0.3322 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.04, 15.03, 7.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.50, 15.09, 6.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 19% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F9CDCA
.text { color: #F9CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #F9CDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9CDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 205, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 80%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9CDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 205, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9CDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 205, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F9CDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9CDCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8F6F9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F9CDCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F9CDCA
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 #F9CDCA: ·
How #F9CDCA 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 #F9CDCA 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 #F9CDCA?
#F9CDCA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 249, 205, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F9CDCA?
#F9CDCA is RGB 249, 205, 202 — HSL 4°, 80%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 19%, 2%.
What colors go with #F9CDCA?
Its complement is #C8F6F9; analogous partners are #F9C8DD and #F9E4C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F9CDCA for text?
Black text on #F9CDCA has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.