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Hex #b5220f

#b5220f is a great dark red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #b5220f color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#b5220f Conversion table

Category	red (dark red)
HEX	#b5220f copy to clipboard
RGB	R 181 G 34 B 15 RGB (181, 34, 15) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 6.87 S 0.85 L 0.38
CMYK	C 0% M 58% Y 65% K 29%
Usage of red	The color #b5220f is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#b5220f Conversion and Usage

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

#b5220f to RGB conversion

Red	181	181% RED
Green	34	34% GREEN
Blue	15	15% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(181, 34, 15); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(181, 34, 15); // for css background-color

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#b5220f to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
0 %	57.65 %	65.1 %	29.02 %

#b5220f to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
6.867	0.85	0.38

CSS code: color: hsl(6.9, 85%, 38%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #b5220f

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 #b5220f

Tints of #b5220f		Shades of #b5220f
	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 #b5220f

This shows how text with the hex-color #b5220f 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 #b5220f

Primary
#b5220f (already open)

Secondary
#0fa2b5

Tertiary
#53dff1

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Complementary Color: #0fa2b5

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Red Webdesign Color Scheme based on #b5220f

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