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#a6a6a6 is a great light red shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a6a6a6 color information, color shades and color usage information.
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Category |
red (light red) |
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HEX |
#a6a6a6 copy to clipboard |
RGB |
R 166 G 166 B 166 copy to clipboard |
HSL |
H 0 S 0 L 0.65 |
CMYK |
C 0% M 0% Y 0% K 35% |
Usage of red | The color #a6a6a6 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ... |
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Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.
Red | 166 |
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Green | 166 |
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Blue | 166 |
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CSS code:
color: rgb(166,
166,
166); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(166,
166,
166); // for css background-color
Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black |
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0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 34.9 % |
Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
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0 | 0 | 0.65 |
CSS code:
color: hsl(0,
0%,
65%);
HSL is supported in all major browsers!
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 #a6a6a6
Tints of #a6a6a6 |
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The actual color |
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The actual color |
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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 |
This shows how text with the hex-color #a6a6a6 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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