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Hex #cc8785

#cc8785 is a great light red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #cc8785 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#cc8785 Conversion table

Category	red (light red)
HEX	#cc8785 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 204 G 135 B 133 RGB (204, 135, 133) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 1.69 S 0.41 L 0.66
CMYK	C 0% M 27% Y 28% K 20%
Usage of red	The color #cc8785 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#cc8785 Conversion and Usage

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

#cc8785 to RGB conversion

Red	204	204% RED
Green	135	135% GREEN
Blue	133	133% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(204, 135, 133); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(204, 135, 133); // for css background-color

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#cc8785 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
0 %	27.06 %	27.84 %	20 %

#cc8785 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
1.69	0.41	0.66

CSS code: color: hsl(1.7, 41%, 66%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #cc8785

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 #cc8785

Tints and Shades of #cc8785

Tints of #cc8785		Shades of #cc8785
	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 #cc8785

This shows how text with the hex-color #cc8785 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 #cc8785

Primary
#cc8785 (already open)

Secondary
#85cacc

Tertiary
#dff1f2

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Complementary Color: #85cacc

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Red Webdesign Color Scheme based on #cc8785

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