#AD0505 Hex Color

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#ad0505 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, warm, mellow, red and reddish. It is a shade of red. The hex code is #ad0505.

Questions about #ad0505

What is #ad0505 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #ad0505 is rgb(173, 5, 5), in HSL hsl(0, 94%, 35%) and in CMYK 0%, 97%, 97%, 32%.
Is #ad0505 readable on white or black?
#ad0505 has a 7.49:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.80:1 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.