Palettes / Colors / #F9EBEE

#F9EBEE — Pale Muted Red

#F9EBEE is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the red family.

#F9EBEE 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 #EBF9F6; it also sits naturally between #F9EBF5 and #F9EFEB. 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 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 4% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F9EBEE

.text { color: #F9EBEE; }
.background { background-color: #F9EBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9EBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 235, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 54%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9EBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 235, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9EBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 235, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9EBEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9EBEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBF9F6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F9EBEE: #000000.

How #F9EBEE 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 #F9EBEE 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

← #F9EBED  ·  #F9EBEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9EBEE?

#F9EBEE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 249, 235, 238). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9EBEE?

#F9EBEE is RGB 249, 235, 238 — HSL 347°, 54%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 4%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9EBEE?

Its complement is #EBF9F6; analogous partners are #F9EBF5 and #F9EFEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9EBEE for text?

Black text on #F9EBEE has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.