#FFE4E1Mistyrose is a vivid, fully saturated, very light warm red (#FFE4E1).
Mistyrose is a very light, vivid, fully saturated take on red. Colors in this range are commonly associated with energy, urgency and appetite, which makes mistyrose a natural fit for call-to-action buttons, sale badges and anywhere you need immediate attention.
Mistyrose is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on mistyrose hits 17.44:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.20:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of mistyrose sits at 186° — #E0FCFF, close to lightcyan — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for mistyrose in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from mistyrose's position on the color wheel (hue 6°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix mistyrose toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how mistyrose performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Mistyrose | 1.20:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Mistyrose | 17.44:1 | AAA | AAA |
#F3F3E2#F5F7E2#FEE2E2Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword mistyrose directly.
:root {
--mistyrose: #FFE4E1;
--mistyrose-rgb: 255, 228, 225;
--mistyrose-tint: #FFF0EE;
--mistyrose-shade: #8C7D7C;
}
.btn-mistyrose {
background: var(--mistyrose);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'mistyrose': {
DEFAULT: '#FFE4E1',
light: '#FFF0EE',
dark: '#8C7D7C',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.