Palettes / Colors / #F9CDCE

#F9CDCE — Pale Vivid Red

#F9CDCE is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#F9CDCE 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 #CDF9F8; it also sits naturally between #F9CDE4 and #F9E2CD. 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 98% · Green 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 17% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F9CDCE

.text { color: #F9CDCE; }
.background { background-color: #F9CDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9CDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 205, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 79%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9CDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 205, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9CDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 205, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9CDCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9CDCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDF9F8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F9CDCE: #000000.

How #F9CDCE 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 #F9CDCE 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

← #F9CDCD  ·  #F9CDCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9CDCE?

#F9CDCE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 249, 205, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9CDCE?

#F9CDCE is RGB 249, 205, 206 — HSL 359°, 79%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 17%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9CDCE?

Its complement is #CDF9F8; analogous partners are #F9CDE4 and #F9E2CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9CDCE for text?

Black text on #F9CDCE has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.