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Hex #e55055
#e55055 is a great dark red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #e55055 color information, color shades and color usage information.
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#e55055 Conversion table
Category |
red (dark red) |
|---|---|
HEX |
#e55055 copy to clipboard |
RGB |
R 229 G 80 B 85 copy to clipboard |
HSL |
H 357.99 S 0.74 L 0.61 |
CMYK |
C 0% M 58% Y 56% K 10% |
| Usage of red | The color #e55055 is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ... |
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#e55055 Conversion and Usage
Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.
#e55055 to RGB conversion
| Red | 229 |
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|---|---|---|
| Green | 80 |
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| Blue | 85 |
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CSS code:
color: rgb(229,
80,
85); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(229,
80,
85); // for css background-color
#e55055 to CMYK conversion
| Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 % | 58.43 % | 56.47 % | 10.2 % |
#e55055 to HSL conversion
| Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
|---|---|---|
| 357.987 | 0.74 | 0.61 |
CSS code:
color: hsl(358,
74%,
61%);
HSL is supported in all major browsers!
Usage of #e55055
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 #e55055
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Color Examples: This is a red Heading in #e55055
This shows how text with the hex-color #e55055 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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