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Hex #fcb8bc

#fcb8bc is a great light red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #fcb8bc color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#fcb8bc Conversion table

Category	red (light red)
HEX	#fcb8bc copy to clipboard
RGB	R 252 G 184 B 188 RGB (252, 184, 188) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 356.47 S 0.92 L 0.85
CMYK	C 0% M 27% Y 25% K 1%
Usage of red	The color #fcb8bc is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#fcb8bc Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#fcb8bc to RGB conversion

Red	252	252% RED
Green	184	184% GREEN
Blue	188	188% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(252, 184, 188); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(252, 184, 188); // for css background-color

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#fcb8bc to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
0 %	26.67 %	25.1 %	1.18 %

#fcb8bc to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
356.471	0.92	0.85

CSS code: color: hsl(356.5, 92%, 85%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #fcb8bc

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 #fcb8bc

Tints and Shades of #fcb8bc

Tints of #fcb8bc		Shades of #fcb8bc
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a red Heading in #fcb8bc

This shows how text with the hex-color #fcb8bc 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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Red Color Scheme based on #fcb8bc

Primary
#fcb8bc (already open)

Secondary
#b8fcf8

Tertiary
#ffffff

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Complementary Color: #b8fcf8

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Red Webdesign Color Scheme based on #fcb8bc

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