#BC5454 Hex Color

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#bc5454 is a hex color. It can be described as rather unsaturated, warm, mellow, red, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #bc5454.

Questions about #bc5454

What is #bc5454 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #bc5454 is rgb(188, 84, 84), in HSL hsl(0, 44%, 53%) and in CMYK 0%, 55%, 55%, 26%.
Is #bc5454 readable on white or black?
#bc5454 has a 4.63:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.53:1 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 for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.