#A31212 Hex Color

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Hex color #a31212 graphic
#a31212 is a hex color. It can be described as saturated, strong, lush, ablaze, beaming, bold, brilliant, flamboyant, vibrant, vivid, loud, dark, dim, gloomy, dull, shady, fairly saturated, warm, mellow, red and reddish. It is a shade of red. The hex code is #a31212.

Questions about #a31212

What is #a31212 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a31212 is rgb(163, 18, 18), in HSL hsl(0, 80%, 35%) and in CMYK 0%, 89%, 89%, 36%.
Is #a31212 readable on white or black?
#a31212 has a 7.91:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.65:1 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 is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.