#B40000 Hex Color

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#b40000 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 #b40000.

Questions about #b40000

What is #b40000 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #b40000 is rgb(180, 0, 0), in HSL hsl(0, 100%, 35%) and in CMYK 0%, 100%, 100%, 29%.
Is #b40000 readable on white or black?
#b40000 has a 7.14:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.94:1 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.