#A5262A Hex Color

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#a5262a 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, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #a5262a.

Questions about #a5262a

What is #a5262a in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a5262a is rgb(165, 38, 42), in HSL hsl(358, 63%, 40%) and in CMYK 0%, 77%, 75%, 35%.
Is #a5262a readable on white or black?
#a5262a has a 7.21:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.91:1 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.