#CC5951 Hex Color

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#cc5951 is a hex color. It can be described as fairly saturated, warm, mellow, red, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #cc5951.

Questions about #cc5951

What is #cc5951 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #cc5951 is rgb(204, 89, 81), in HSL hsl(4, 55%, 56%) and in CMYK 0%, 56%, 60%, 20%.
Is #cc5951 readable on white or black?
#cc5951 has a 4.10:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.11:1 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.