#B7242E Hex Color

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#b7242e is a hex color. It can be described as saturated, strong, lush, ablaze, beaming, bold, brilliant, flamboyant, vibrant, vivid, loud, fairly saturated, warm, mellow, red and reddish. It is a shade of red. The hex code is #b7242e.

Questions about #b7242e

What is #b7242e in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #b7242e is rgb(183, 36, 46), in HSL hsl(356, 67%, 43%) and in CMYK 0%, 80%, 75%, 28%.
Is #b7242e readable on white or black?
#b7242e has a 6.35:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.30:1 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.