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Hex #a8444a

#a8444a is a great dark red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a8444a color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#a8444a Conversion table

Category	red (dark red)
HEX	#a8444a copy to clipboard
RGB	R 168 G 68 B 74 RGB (168, 68, 74) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 356.4 S 0.42 L 0.46
CMYK	C 0% M 39% Y 37% K 34%
Usage of red	The color #a8444a is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a8444a Conversion and Usage

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

#a8444a to RGB conversion

Red	168	168% RED
Green	68	68% GREEN
Blue	74	74% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(168, 68, 74); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(168, 68, 74); // for css background-color

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#a8444a to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
0 %	39.22 %	36.86 %	34.12 %

#a8444a to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
356.4	0.42	0.46

CSS code: color: hsl(356.4, 42%, 46%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a8444a

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.

Tints and Shades of #a8444a

Tints of #a8444a		Shades of #a8444a
	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 #a8444a

This shows how text with the hex-color #a8444a 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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Red Color Scheme based on #a8444a

Primary
#a8444a (already open)

Secondary
#44a8a2

Tertiary
#97d5d1

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Complementary Color: #44a8a2

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Red Webdesign Color Scheme based on #a8444a

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