#AC5E51 Hex Color

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#ac5e51 is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, unsaturated, warm, mellow, red, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #ac5e51.

Questions about #ac5e51

What is #ac5e51 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #ac5e51 is rgb(172, 94, 81), in HSL hsl(9, 36%, 50%) and in CMYK 0%, 45%, 53%, 33%.
Is #ac5e51 readable on white or black?
#ac5e51 has a 4.69:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.47:1 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.