#BC5A50 Hex Color

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Hex color #bc5a50 graphic
#bc5a50 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 #bc5a50.

Questions about #bc5a50

What is #bc5a50 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #bc5a50 is rgb(188, 90, 80), in HSL hsl(6, 45%, 53%) and in CMYK 0%, 52%, 57%, 26%.
Is #bc5a50 readable on white or black?
#bc5a50 has a 4.45:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.71:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.