#ffaeae

Color #ffaeae

A vivid, highly saturated very light red.

Closest named color Light Pink #ffb6c1 · ΔE 7.59 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffaeae

RGB

rgb(255, 174, 174)

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 31.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 31.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.81, 29.64, 12.09)

LCH

lch(78.81, 32.01, 22.19)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0954, 19.27)

HWB

hwb(0, 68.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeffff

Analogous

#ffaed6

#ffaeae

#ffd6ae

Triadic

#ffaeae

#aeffae

#aeaeff

Split-complementary

#ffaeae

#aeffd6

#aed6ff

Tetradic

#ffaeae

#ffffae

#aeffff

#aeaeff

Square

#ffaeae

#d6ffae

#aeffff

#d6aeff

Shades

Color #ffaeae mixed toward black.

#ff6666

#ff1f1f

#d60000

#8f0000

#470000

Tints

Color #ffaeae mixed toward white.

#ffbbbb

#ffc9c9

#ffd6d6

#ffe4e4

#fff1f1

Tones

Color #ffaeae mixed toward gray.

#f8b5b5

#f1bbbb

#ebc2c2

#e4c9c9

#ddd0d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e0ae · ΔE 33.1

Deuteranopia

#e5ebae · ΔE 36.8

Tritanopia

#fcaeae · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 21.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffaeae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffaeae]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ffaeae (#ffaeae) is rgb(255, 174, 174) in RGB.

No, #ffaeae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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