colors
Back to gallery
Pastelredsoft

Cool Rose Quartz Dew

#f2c5c3
Notes

Cool Rose Quartz Dew (#F2C5C3) is a soft red with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (3°, 64%, 86%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary cyan. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#f2c5c3
RGB
rgb(242, 197, 195)
HSL
hsl(3, 64%, 86%)
HWB
hwb(3 76% 5%)
OKLCH
oklch(86.2% 0.052 21.2)
HSV
hsv(3, 19%, 95%)
LAB
lab(83.31% 15.67 7.05)
LCH
lch(83.31% 17.18 24.22)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 5%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

Variations

Click any swatch to explore

Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#f2c5c3
Original
#cdcbc3
Protanopia
#d7d3c2
Deuteranopia
#fcc1c5
Tritanopia
#cecece
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.55:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
13.55:1

Related Colors

Canvas