Palettes / Colors / #FEFAFA

#FEFAFA — Pale Red

#FEFAFA is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color Snow (#FFFAFA). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: snow (#FFFAFA) — not an exact match. CSS snow gives you #FFFAFA, a different color; use #FEFAFA 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.

#FEFAFA 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 #FBFEFE; it also sits naturally between #FEFBFC and #FEFCFB. 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 100% · Green 98% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEFAFA

.text { color: #FEFAFA; }
.background { background-color: #FEFAFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEFAFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 250, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 67%, 99%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEFAFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 250, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEFAFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 250, 250, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFEFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEFAFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEFAFA

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 #FEFAFA 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 #FEFAFA 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

← #FEFAF9  ·  #FEFAFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEFAFA?

#FEFAFA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 254, 250, 250). Its closest standard named color is Snow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEFAFA?

#FEFAFA is RGB 254, 250, 250 — HSL 0°, 67%, 99% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 2%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEFAFA?

Its complement is #FBFEFE; analogous partners are #FEFBFC and #FEFCFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEFAFA for text?

Black text on #FEFAFA has a contrast ratio of 20.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.