#AA4649 Hex Color

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#aa4649 is a hex color. It can be described as rather unsaturated, warm, mellow, red, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #aa4649.

Questions about #aa4649

What is #aa4649 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #aa4649 is rgb(170, 70, 73), in HSL hsl(358, 42%, 47%) and in CMYK 0%, 59%, 57%, 33%.
Is #aa4649 readable on white or black?
#aa4649 has a 5.70:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.68:1 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.