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Hex #c9717f
#c9717f is a great light red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #c9717f color information, color shades and color usage information.
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#c9717f Conversion table
Category |
red (light red) |
|---|---|
HEX |
#c9717f copy to clipboard |
RGB |
R 201 G 113 B 127 copy to clipboard |
HSL |
H 350.45 S 0.45 L 0.62 |
CMYK |
C 0% M 35% Y 29% K 21% |
| Usage of red | The color #c9717f is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ... |
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#c9717f Conversion and Usage
Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.
#c9717f to RGB conversion
| Red | 201 |
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|---|---|---|
| Green | 113 |
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| Blue | 127 |
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CSS code:
color: rgb(201,
113,
127); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(201,
113,
127); // for css background-color
#c9717f to CMYK conversion
| Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 % | 34.51 % | 29.02 % | 21.18 % |
#c9717f to HSL conversion
| Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
|---|---|---|
| 350.455 | 0.45 | 0.62 |
CSS code:
color: hsl(350.5,
45%,
62%);
HSL is supported in all major browsers!
Usage of #c9717f
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 #c9717f
Tints and Shades of #c9717f
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5% lighter |
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5% darker |
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10% lighter |
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10% darker |
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15% lighter |
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15% darker |
Color Examples: This is a red Heading in #c9717f
This shows how text with the hex-color #c9717f 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 Webdesign Color Scheme based on #c9717f
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