#A8172D Hex Color
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#a8172d 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 #a8172d.
Questions about #a8172d
What is #a8172d in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a8172d is rgb(168, 23, 45), in HSL hsl(351, 76%, 37%) and in CMYK 0%, 86%, 73%, 34%.
Is #a8172d readable on white or black?
#a8172d has a 7.43:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.82:1 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.