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Hex #c598a0

#c598a0 is a great light red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #c598a0 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#c598a0 Conversion table

Category	red (light red)
HEX	#c598a0 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 197 G 152 B 160 RGB (197, 152, 160) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 349.33 S 0.28 L 0.68
CMYK	C 0% M 18% Y 15% K 23%
Usage of red	The color #c598a0 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#c598a0 Conversion and Usage

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

#c598a0 to RGB conversion

Red	197	197% RED
Green	152	152% GREEN
Blue	160	160% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(197, 152, 160); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(197, 152, 160); // for css background-color

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#c598a0 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
0 %	17.65 %	14.51 %	22.75 %

#c598a0 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
349.333	0.28	0.68

CSS code: color: hsl(349.3, 28%, 68%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #c598a0

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 #c598a0

Tints and Shades of #c598a0

Tints of #c598a0		Shades of #c598a0
	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 #c598a0

This shows how text with the hex-color #c598a0 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 #c598a0

Primary
#c598a0 (already open)

Secondary
#98c5bd

Tertiary
#eaf3f1

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Complementary Color: #98c5bd

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Red Webdesign Color Scheme based on #c598a0

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