#BC5145 Hex Color

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#bc5145 is a hex color. It can be described as fairly saturated, warm, mellow, red, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #bc5145.

Questions about #bc5145

What is #bc5145 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #bc5145 is rgb(188, 81, 69), in HSL hsl(6, 47%, 50%) and in CMYK 0%, 57%, 63%, 26%.
Is #bc5145 readable on white or black?
#bc5145 has a 4.77:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.40:1 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.