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Hex #a51d17

#a51d17 is a great dark red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a51d17 color information, color shades and color usage information.



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#a51d17 Conversion table

Category

red (dark red)

HEX

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 RGB

R 165   G 29   B 23   copy to clipboard

 HSL

H 2.54   S 0.76   L 0.37

 CMYK

C 0%   M 53%   Y 56%   K 35%
Usage of red The color #a51d17 is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a51d17 Conversion and Usage

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

#a51d17 to RGB conversion

Red165
165% RED
Green29
29% GREEN
Blue23
23% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(165, 29, 23); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(165, 29, 23); // for css background-color

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#a51d17 to CMYK conversion

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
0 % 53.33 % 55.69 % 35.29 %

#a51d17 to HSL conversion

Hue Saturation Lightness
2.535 0.76 0.37

CSS code: color: hsl(2.5, 76%, 37%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a51d17

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text: recommended
Usage for headings: recommended
Usage as fill color: use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons: recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Color Examples: This is a red Heading in #a51d17

This shows how text with the hex-color #a51d17 would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is 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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