Misty Rose (#FFE4E1)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.20:1 — vs black: 17.44:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFE4E1
  • RGB rgb(255, 228, 225)
  • HSL hsl(6, 100%, 94%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 11, 12, 0 )
  • Websafe #FFCCCC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFE4E1 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Misty Rose
#FFE4E1 Base
#E1FCFF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Misty Rose
#FFE4E1 Base
#FFE1ED
#FFF3E1
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Misty Rose
#FFE4E1 Base
#E1FFE4
#E4E1FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Misty Rose
#FFE4E1 Base
#E1FFF3
#E1EDFF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Misty Rose
#FFE4E1 Base
#EDFFE1
#E1FCFF
#F3E1FF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Misty Rose
#FFE4E1 Base
#FF5A48
#FF9F94
#FFBFB8
#FFE8E6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Misty Rose, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A0300
#740C00
#CF1500
#FF402B
#FF9286
Misty Rose #FFE4E1 Base
#FFE5E2
#FFE6E3
#FFE6E4
#FFE7E5
#FFE8E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFE4E1. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFE4E1;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFE4E1;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFE4E1;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFE4E1,
        #E1FCFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFE4E1,
        #E1FCFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$misty-rose: #FFE4E1;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$misty-rose-r: 255;
$misty-rose-g: 228;
$misty-rose-b: 225;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $misty-rose;
    color: rgba($misty-rose-r, $misty-rose-g, $misty-rose-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Misty Rose appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FFE4E1 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #ECECE0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #E7E7E1 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFE4E4 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #EAEAEA Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Misty Rose ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Misty Rose #FFE4E1 Base
Pale Pink #FADADD ΔE 3.73
Piggy Pink #FDDDE6 ΔE 5.49
Dust Storm #E5CCC9 ΔE 5.53
Lavender Blush #FFF0F5 ΔE 5.53

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.