#A8534B Hex Color

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#a8534b is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, rather unsaturated, warm, mellow, red, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #a8534b.

Questions about #a8534b

What is #a8534b in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a8534b is rgb(168, 83, 75), in HSL hsl(5, 38%, 48%) and in CMYK 0%, 51%, 55%, 34%.
Is #a8534b readable on white or black?
#a8534b has a 5.24:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.00:1 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.