#9E5040 Hex Color

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#9e5040 is a hex color. It can be described as unsaturated, warm, mellow, red, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #9e5040.

Questions about #9e5040

What is #9e5040 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #9e5040 is rgb(158, 80, 64), in HSL hsl(10, 42%, 44%) and in CMYK 0%, 49%, 59%, 38%.
Is #9e5040 readable on white or black?
#9e5040 has a 5.71:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.67:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.