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#f4ccce

a pale, vivid red · warm · closest name: Pink

RGB
244, 204, 206
HSL
357°, 65%, 88%
CMYK
0, 16, 16, 4
Luminance
0.6688

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f4ccce is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f4ccce
Hue
357°
red
Saturation
65%
vivid
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6688
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
18/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
14.38:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 6.3
Where it sits
Hue357° of 360°
Saturation65%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool18% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f4ccce
RGBrgb(244, 204, 206)
HSLhsl(357, 65%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 4%)
LABlab(85.4 14.4 4.3)
LCHlch(85.4 15.0 16.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.880 0.045 14.6)
Decimal16043214
Display P3color(display-p3 0.957 0.800 0.808)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f4ccce;
background-color: #f4ccce;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f4ccce] bg-[#f4ccce]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f4ccce;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.957, green: 0.800, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f4ccce")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF4CCCE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(206, 204, 244)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f4ccce · 14.38:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.38:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f4ccce as text scores 1.46:1 on white and 14.38:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f4ccce on white: 1.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f4ccce on black: 14.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D2D1CE
deuteranopia · #DBD8CD
tritanopia · #FDC9CD

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f4ccce is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF4F4
#F7E8E9
#f4ccce
#EBA3A6
#E1757A
#D7464E
#C92B33
#A8242B
#861D22
#62191D
#3D1012
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FBF4F4Darkest = 950 · #3D1012
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF4F4;
  --brand-100: #F7E8E9;
  --brand-200: #f4ccce;
  --brand-300: #EBA3A6;
  --brand-400: #E1757A;
  --brand-500: #D7464E;
  --brand-600: #C92B33;
  --brand-700: #A8242B;
  --brand-800: #861D22;
  --brand-900: #62191D;
  --brand-950: #3D1012;
  --brand: #f4ccce;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f4ccce

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F5
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0C2
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B4F
Captions on the surface
Accent#21AB80
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#69171B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FAEAEB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f4ccce

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#CCF4F2
Analogous left#F4CCE2
Analogous right#F4DECC
Split-complement 1#CCF4DE
Split-complement 2#CCE2F4
Triadic 1#CEF4CC
Triadic 2#CCCEF4
Tetradic#E2F4CC

RGB percentages

Red95.7%
Green80.0%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta16.4%
Yellow15.6%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#f4ccce text on a black background

contrast 14.38:1

Card sample

#f4ccce text on a white background

contrast 1.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f4ccce;
Background color
Panel with #f4ccce background
background-color: #f4ccce;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f4ccce;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(244, 204, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(244, 204, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f4ccce;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4ccce, #F4E5CC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f4ccce

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#f4ccce in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#f4ccce, answered

What color is #f4ccce?

#f4ccce is a pale vivid red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 6.3). It sits at 357° on the hue wheel with 65% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f4ccce?

rgb(244, 204, 206) — 244 red, 204 green and 206 blue out of 255, or 95.7% / 80% / 80.8% by channel.

Is #f4ccce a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6688 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 14.38:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f4ccce?

Black. It scores 14.38:1 against #f4ccce, versus 1.46:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f4ccce?

#CCF4F2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #CCF4DE and #CCE2F4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f4ccce?

For interface work: #FAF4F5 as the surface, #EDC0C2 for borders, #9B4B4F for secondary text, #21AB80 as an accent and #69171B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F4CCE2 and #F4DECC stays calm, while #CCF4F2 is the loudest partner.

What is #f4ccce in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #f4ccce warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 18 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F4D9CC; nudged cooler, #F5CBDC.

Work with #f4ccce in the Color Lab