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Hex #b5737a

#b5737a is a great light red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #b5737a color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#b5737a Conversion table

Category	red (light red)
HEX	#b5737a copy to clipboard
RGB	R 181 G 115 B 122 RGB (181, 115, 122) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 353.64 S 0.31 L 0.58
CMYK	C 0% M 26% Y 23% K 29%
Usage of red	The color #b5737a is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#b5737a Conversion and Usage

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

#b5737a to RGB conversion

Red	181	181% RED
Green	115	115% GREEN
Blue	122	122% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(181, 115, 122); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(181, 115, 122); // for css background-color

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#b5737a to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
0 %	25.88 %	23.14 %	29.02 %

#b5737a to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
353.636	0.31	0.58

CSS code: color: hsl(353.6, 31%, 58%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #b5737a

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 #b5737a

Tints and Shades of #b5737a

Tints of #b5737a		Shades of #b5737a
	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 #b5737a

This shows how text with the hex-color #b5737a 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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Red Color Scheme based on #b5737a

Primary
#b5737a (already open)

Secondary
#73b5ae

Tertiary
#c6e1de

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Complementary Color: #73b5ae

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Red Webdesign Color Scheme based on #b5737a

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