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Hex #ffb4ae

#ffb4ae is a great light red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #ffb4ae color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#ffb4ae Conversion table

Category	red (light red)
HEX	#ffb4ae copy to clipboard
RGB	R 255 G 180 B 174 RGB (255, 180, 174) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 4.44 S 1 L 0.84
CMYK	C 0% M 29% Y 32% K 0%
Usage of red	The color #ffb4ae is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#ffb4ae Conversion and Usage

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

#ffb4ae to RGB conversion

Red	255	255% RED
Green	180	180% GREEN
Blue	174	174% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(255, 180, 174); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(255, 180, 174); // for css background-color

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#ffb4ae to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
0 %	29.41 %	31.76 %	0 %

#ffb4ae to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
4.444	1	0.84

CSS code: color: hsl(4.4, 100%, 84%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #ffb4ae

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 #ffb4ae

Tints and Shades of #ffb4ae

Tints of #ffb4ae		Shades of #ffb4ae
	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 #ffb4ae

This shows how text with the hex-color #ffb4ae 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 #ffb4ae

Primary
#ffb4ae (already open)

Secondary
#aef9ff

Tertiary
#ffffff

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Complementary Color: #aef9ff

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Red Webdesign Color Scheme based on #ffb4ae

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