#BC6464 Hex Color

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#bc6464 is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, rather unsaturated, warm, mellow, red, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #bc6464.

Questions about #bc6464

What is #bc6464 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #bc6464 is rgb(188, 100, 100), in HSL hsl(0, 40%, 56%) and in CMYK 0%, 47%, 47%, 26%.
Is #bc6464 readable on white or black?
#bc6464 has a 4.08:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.14:1 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.