#f2cec9

Color #f2cec9

A moderately saturated very light red.

Closest named color Misty Rose #ffe4e1 · ΔE 8.04 Nearest Tailwind class red-100 #ffe2e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#f2cec9

RGB

rgb(242, 206, 201)

HSL

hsl(7.3, 61.2%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.3, 16.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 16.9%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(85.62, 11.84, 7.18)

LCH

lch(85.62, 13.85, 31.23)

OKLCH

oklch(88.1%, 0.0413, 27.25)

HWB

hwb(7.3, 78.8%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9edf2

Analogous

#f2c9d9

#f2cec9

#f2e3c9

Triadic

#f2cec9

#c9f2ce

#cec9f2

Split-complementary

#f2cec9

#c9f2e3

#c9d9f2

Tetradic

#f2cec9

#edf2c9

#c9edf2

#cec9f2

Square

#f2cec9

#d9f2c9

#c9edf2

#e3c9f2

Shades

Color #f2cec9 mixed toward black.

#e4988e

#d56252

#b33b2b

#77281d

#3c140e

Tints

Color #f2cec9 mixed toward white.

#f4d6d2

#f6dedb

#f9e7e4

#fbefed

#fdf7f6

Tones

Color #f2cec9 mixed toward gray.

#efd1cd

#ebd3d0

#e8d6d3

#e4d8d7

#e1dbda

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e3ca · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#e5e8cb · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#f0cbcb · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#d6d6d6 · ΔE 13.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #f2cec9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f2cec9]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#f2cec9 (#f2cec9) is rgb(242, 206, 201) in RGB.

No, #f2cec9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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