Color

#F9CCC4

Very light muted warm red. Nearest reference color: Baby pink.

RGB

0–255

249

204

196

CMYK

0–100%

18.07%

21.29%

2.35%

RGB describes how #F9CCC4 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 249, green 204 and blue 196.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 18.07%, yellow 21.29% and black 2.35%.

HSL values

H 9.06° S 81.54% L 87.25%

In the HSL color model, #F9CCC4 has a hue of 9.06°, 81.54% saturation and 87.25% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#F9CCC4 is a very light, warm red with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #F9CCC4 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #F9CCC4

RGB rgb(249, 204, 196)

HSL hsl(9.06 81.54% 87.25%)

OKLCH oklch(0.881959 0.052453 29.8797)

CSS --color: #F9CCC4;

Tints of #F9CCC4

Tints are lighter variations of #F9CCC4. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE9E5 #FFE1DC #FFD9D3 #FFD2C9 #F9CCC4

Shades of #F9CCC4

Shades are darker variations of #F9CCC4. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#F9CCC4 #BA9089 #7F5852 #472620 #140000

Tones of #F9CCC4

Tones reduce the chroma of #F9CCC4, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#F9CCC4 #F2CFC8 #EBD1CD #E4D4D1 #DDD6D5

Tonal range of #F9CCC4

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #F9CCC4 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE9E5 #FFE1DC #FFD9D3 #FFD2C9 #F9CCC4 #BA9089 #7F5852 #472620 #140000

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE9E5;
    --color-200: #FFE1DC;
    --color-300: #FFD9D3;
    --color-400: #FFD2C9;
    --color-500: #F9CCC4;
    --color-600: #BA9089;
    --color-700: #7F5852;
    --color-800: #472620;
    --color-900: #140000;
}

Colors that go with #F9CCC4

Color harmonies for #F9CCC4 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#F9CCC4 #B1E2EB

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#F7CAD7 #F9CCC4 #F3D1B6

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#F9CCC4 #C1E2C6 #CAD7FC

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#F9CCC4 #B3E4D9 #BADEF8

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#F9CCC4 #D3DEB7 #B1E2EB #DDD1F6

CSS gradients with #F9CCC4

These gradients show how #F9CCC4 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#F9CCC4 #FBD9D3 #FDE5E1 #FEF2F0 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #F9CCC4, #FBD9D3, #FDE5E1, #FEF2F0, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#F9CCC4 #AA8A85 #614E4A #201917 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #F9CCC4, #AA8A85, #614E4A, #201917, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#F9CCC4 #F3CBE0 #DDD1F6 #C2DAFB #B1E2EB

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #F9CCC4, #F3CBE0, #DDD1F6, #C2DAFB, #B1E2EB);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #F9CCC4. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.45:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

14.46:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.6731 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #F9CCC4 as the background.

background-color: #F9CCC4;
color: #000000;

Using #F9CCC4 in design

See how #F9CCC4 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#F9CCC4 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #F9CCC4 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFE1DC

#F9CCC4

#472620

Colors similar to #F9CCC4

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #F9CCC4, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FFEEEB #DEB2AB #FFC9C0 #E3D4D1 #F9CBCA #F8CDBF #FFDBDA #EAC0B2

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #F9CCC4 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #D5D1C3 Deuteranopia #E0DAC4 Tritanopia #FFC7CA

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #F9CCC4 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 70.624
Y: 67.3136
Z: 61.4865

CIELAB

L*: 85.6621
a*: 14.6726
b*: 9.9679

OKLab

L: 0.881959
a: 0.04548
b: 0.026131

OKLCH

L: 0.881959
C: 0.052453
H: 29.8797°