#CC523D Hex Color

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#cc523d 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, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #cc523d.

Questions about #cc523d

What is #cc523d in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #cc523d is rgb(204, 82, 61), in HSL hsl(9, 58%, 52%) and in CMYK 0%, 60%, 70%, 20%.
Is #cc523d readable on white or black?
#cc523d has a 4.33:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.84:1 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.