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#F2CFE2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F2CFE2

With the hex code #F2CFE2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFF2DF, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green207
Blue226

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 12.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #F2CFE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CFE2.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F2CFE2.
14.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2CFE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2CFE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D5E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DAE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7CFD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2CFE2?

With the hex code #F2CFE2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2CFE2?

Use black text. Black on #F2CFE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2CFE2?

Its complementary colour is #CFF2DF, and analogous partners are #F1CFF2 and #F2CFD1.