#C23949 Hex Color

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Hex color #c23949 graphic
#c23949 is a hex color. It can be described as saturated, strong, lush, ablaze, beaming, bold, brilliant, flamboyant, vibrant, vivid, loud, fairly saturated, bright, warm, mellow, red and reddish. It is a shade of red. The hex code is #c23949.

Questions about #c23949

What is #c23949 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #c23949 is rgb(194, 57, 73), in HSL hsl(353, 55%, 49%) and in CMYK 0%, 71%, 62%, 24%.
Is #c23949 readable on white or black?
#c23949 has a 5.28:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.97:1 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.