#A52E1B Hex Color

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#a52e1b 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 #a52e1b.

Questions about #a52e1b

What is #a52e1b in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a52e1b is rgb(165, 46, 27), in HSL hsl(8, 72%, 38%) and in CMYK 0%, 72%, 84%, 35%. Browse more shades of brown with names and hex codes.
Is #a52e1b readable on white or black?
#a52e1b has a 6.98:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.00:1 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.