#A52A12 Hex Color

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Hex color #a52a12 graphic
#a52a12 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 #a52a12.

Questions about #a52a12

What is #a52a12 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a52a12 is rgb(165, 42, 18), in HSL hsl(10, 80%, 36%) and in CMYK 0%, 75%, 89%, 35%.
Is #a52a12 readable on white or black?
#a52a12 has a 7.14:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.93:1 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.