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Hex #a27574

#a27574 is a great light red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a27574 color information, color shades and color usage information.



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#a27574 Conversion table

Category

red (light red)

HEX

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 RGB

R 162   G 117   B 116   copy to clipboard

 HSL

H 1.3   S 0.2   L 0.55

 CMYK

C 0%   M 18%   Y 18%   K 36%
Usage of red The color #a27574 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a27574 Conversion and Usage

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

#a27574 to RGB conversion

Red162
162% RED
Green117
117% GREEN
Blue116
116% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(162, 117, 116); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(162, 117, 116); // for css background-color

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#a27574 to CMYK conversion

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
0 % 17.65 % 18.04 % 36.47 %

#a27574 to HSL conversion

Hue Saturation Lightness
1.304 0.2 0.55

CSS code: color: hsl(1.3, 20%, 55%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a27574

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 #a27574

Color Examples: This is a red Heading in #a27574

This shows how text with the hex-color #a27574 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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