#F7CACA Hex Color
Soft pastel red for gentle palettes
A pale pastel red with a dusty pink cast. Designers reach for #f7caca as a soft background in spring themes and baby products, where full-strength red would shout. It flatters deep teal or charcoal. Black text stays readable on it at about 14.3:1 contrast.
Questions about #f7caca
What is #f7caca in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #f7caca is rgb(247, 202, 202), in HSL hsl(0, 74%, 88%) and in CMYK 0%, 18%, 18%, 3%.
What colors pair well with #f7caca?
Deep teal and charcoal give #f7caca the contrast it lacks on its own and keep it from reading washed out. Warm browns and cream suit softer spring palettes.
Is #f7caca readable on white or black?
#f7caca has a 1.47:1 contrast ratio on white and 14.25:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.