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Hex #ee8e8a
#ee8e8a is a great light red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #ee8e8a color information, color shades and color usage information.
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#ee8e8a Conversion table
Category |
red (light red) |
|---|---|
HEX |
#ee8e8a copy to clipboard |
RGB |
R 238 G 142 B 138 copy to clipboard |
HSL |
H 2.4 S 0.75 L 0.74 |
CMYK |
C 0% M 38% Y 39% K 7% |
| Usage of red | The color #ee8e8a is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ... |
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#ee8e8a Conversion and Usage
Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.
#ee8e8a to RGB conversion
| Red | 238 |
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|---|---|---|
| Green | 142 |
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| Blue | 138 |
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CSS code:
color: rgb(238,
142,
138); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(238,
142,
138); // for css background-color
#ee8e8a to CMYK conversion
| Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 % | 37.65 % | 39.22 % | 6.67 % |
#ee8e8a to HSL conversion
| Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 0.75 | 0.74 |
CSS code:
color: hsl(2.4,
75%,
74%);
HSL is supported in all major browsers!
Usage of #ee8e8a
Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.
| Usage for Text: | not recommended (low contrast) |
| Usage for headings: | not recommended (low contrast) |
| Usage as fill color: | recommended |
| Usage for buttons: | watch out for enough contrast |
As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #ee8e8a
Tints and Shades of #ee8e8a
Tints of #ee8e8a |
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The actual color |
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The actual color |
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5% lighter |
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5% darker |
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10% lighter |
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10% darker |
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15% lighter |
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15% darker |
Color Examples: This is a red Heading in #ee8e8a
This shows how text with the hex-color #ee8e8a would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!
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