#BD3838 Hex Color

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Hex color #bd3838 graphic
#bd3838 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, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #bd3838.

Questions about #bd3838

What is #bd3838 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #bd3838 is rgb(189, 56, 56), in HSL hsl(0, 54%, 48%) and in CMYK 0%, 70%, 70%, 26%.
Is #bd3838 readable on white or black?
#bd3838 has a 5.54:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.78:1 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.