#F0CDC8

Accessibility

AAA

14.27:1

Vs white / black

1.47:1 · 14.27:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#f0cdc8

RGB

rgb(240, 205, 200)

RGBA

rgba(240, 205, 200, 1)

HSL

hsl(8, 57%, 86%)

HSLA

hsla(8, 57%, 86%, 1)

HSV

hsv(8, 17%, 94%)

LAB

lab(85.18% 11.49 7.05)

LCH

lch(85.18% 13.48 31.53)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8766 0.0357 0.0186)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8766 0.0403 27.52)

XYZ

xyz(68.19, 66.36, 63.85)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 6%)

CSS

color: #f0cdc8;

CSS variable

--color-f0cdc8: #f0cdc8;

SCSS

$color-f0cdc8: #f0cdc8;

JavaScript

const color = "#f0cdc8";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#f0cdc8";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#f0cdc8" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#f0cdc8", "rgb": { "r": 240, "g": 205, "b": 200 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8766 0.0403 27.52)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#f0cdc8-1: #f0cdc8;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-200

Very different · ΔE 5.16 · #FECACA

Nearest CSS named color

MistyRose

Very different · ΔE 5.44 · #FFE4E1

Nearest Material color

deep-orange-100

Very different · ΔE 5.47 · #FFCCBC

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 15.78 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffefec 100f9e2de 200e8cdc9 300d4b6b1 400ba9894 5009d7d79 600846965 7006a5350 800513e3c 9003a2b29 950231715

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fefbfa fdf7f6 fbf3f1 faeeed f9eae8 f8e6e4 f6e2df f5deda f4dad6 f3d5d1 f1d1cd f0cdc8 dcbcb7 c8aba7 b49a96 a08985 8c7875 786764 645553 504443 3c3332 282221 141111

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fefbfa fdf7f6 fbf3f1 faeeed f9eae8 f8e6e4 f6e2df f5deda f4dad6 f3d5d1 f1d1cd

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

dcbcb7 c8aba7 b49a96 a08985 8c7875 786764 645553 504443 3c3332 282221 141111

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

e7c7c2 ddc0bc d4bab6 cbb3b0 c1adaa b8a7a4 afa09e a59a98 9c9392 938d8c 898686

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#F0CDC8Stop 1 #C7EAF0Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#F0C7D6Stop 1 #F0CDC8Stop 2 #F0E1C7Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#F0CDC8Stop 1 #C7F0CCStop 2 #CCC7F0Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#F0CDC8Stop 1 #C7F0E1Stop 2 #C7D6F0Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#501E16Stop 1 #8C3426Stop 2 #C84A37Stop 3 #D98073Stop 4 #E9B7AFStop 5

Using this color

Where #f0cdc8 works

#F0CDC8 (#f0cdc8) sits in the red family at about 8° hue, 57% saturation, and 86% lightness. Contrast is 1.47:1 on white and 14.27:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #f0cdc8 as small body text on white — 1.47:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #FFCCCC#FFCCCC Tailwind red 200#FECACA Tailwind red 100#FEE2E2 MistyRose#FFE4E1 Material Deep Orange 100#FFCCBC Material Red 100#FFCDD2 Tailwind rose 200#FECDD3 Tailwind rose 100#FFE4E6 Material Pink 50#FCE4EC Material Deep Orange 50#FBE9E7 Material Red 50#FFEBEE Material Brown 100#D7CCC8