#CC5553 Hex Color
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#cc5553 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 #cc5553.
Questions about #cc5553
What is #cc5553 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #cc5553 is rgb(204, 85, 83), in HSL hsl(1, 54%, 56%) and in CMYK 0%, 58%, 59%, 20%.
Is #cc5553 readable on white or black?
#cc5553 has a 4.20:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.99:1 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.