Palettes / Colors / #FFAEAE

#FFAEAE — Pale Vivid Red

#FFAEAE is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FFAEAE is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADFFFF; it also sits naturally between #FFADD6 and #FFD6AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 68% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FFAEAE

.text { color: #FFAEAE; }
.background { background-color: #FFAEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 174, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 174, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 174, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFAEAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAEAE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFAEAE

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Tones of #FFAEAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFAEAE: #000000.

How #FFAEAE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFAEAE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFAEAD  ·  #FFAEAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFAEAE?

#FFAEAE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 174, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAEAE?

#FFAEAE is RGB 255, 174, 174 — HSL 0°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAEAE?

Its complement is #ADFFFF; analogous partners are #FFADD6 and #FFD6AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAEAE for text?

Black text on #FFAEAE has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.