#AA1428 Hex Color

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#aa1428 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 #aa1428.

Questions about #aa1428

What is #aa1428 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #aa1428 is rgb(170, 20, 40), in HSL hsl(352, 79%, 37%) and in CMYK 0%, 88%, 76%, 33%.
Is #aa1428 readable on white or black?
#aa1428 has a 7.39:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.83:1 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.