#C4545C Hex Color
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This mellow, brick red sits between terracotta and a more saturated primary red. Because of its grounded, earthy quality, #c4545c excels as a warm accent color in rustic or traditional design palettes rather than a full background. Pair it with soft cream or slate gray to balance its intensity. The hex code for this red is #c4545c, which provides enough contrast to remain readable with black text.
Questions about #c4545c
What is #c4545c in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #c4545c is rgb(196, 84, 92), in HSL hsl(356, 49%, 55%) and in CMYK 0%, 57%, 53%, 23%.
What colors pair well with #c4545c in a design?
Is #c4545c suitable for text on a white background?
This color is quite dark, which allows it to pass many accessibility standards for text against a white or very light background. However, always test the specific contrast ratio if you are using it for small body text to ensure maximum readability.
Is #c4545c readable on white or black?
#c4545c has a 4.40:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.76:1 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.