Azalea Color
Azalea is a pink color with hex code #F7C8DA. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with azalea, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Azalea Color Values
What Does Azalea Mean?
Azalea belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. As a lighter shade, Azalea reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Azalea is classified as a pink (nearest centroid: brilliant purplish pink, #FFC8D6).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Azalea
Azalea and #C9F7E6 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #F7C9F2 and #F7CFC9, which sit beside azalea on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair azalea with triadic partners #DBF7C9 and #C9DBF7. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Pale Pink —
#FFCFDC(Delta E 4) - Light Pink —
#FFD1DF(Delta E 4) - Classic Rose —
#FBCCE7(Delta E 5) - Chantilly —
#F8C3DF(Delta E 6) - Melanie —
#E4C2D5(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #F7C8DA; }
.background { background-color: #F7C8DA; }
.border { border: 2px solid #F7C8DA; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #F7C8DA40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for azalea?
Azalea has the hex code #F7C8DA. In RGB notation it is rgb(247, 200, 218), in HSL it is hsl(337, 75%, 88%), and its OKLCH value is 0.879, 0.058, 353.4.
What does the color azalea mean?
Pink-family colors like azalea carry distinct psychological associations. Azalea belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. As a lighter shade, Azalea reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with azalea?
Azalea has three easy routes: its complement #C9F7E6 for punch, its neighbors #F7C9F2 and #F7CFC9 for something calmer, or triadic partners #DBF7C9 and #C9DBF7 when you want energy.
Is azalea a standard web color?
No — Azalea is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #F7C8DA or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make azalea lighter or darker?
To lighten azalea, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FEF6F9 (lightest tint) to #430A20 (darkest shade).
About Azalea
Azalea is classified as a Pink in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #F7C8DA to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.