#CC5F51 Hex Color

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Hex color #cc5f51 graphic
#cc5f51 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 #cc5f51.

Questions about #cc5f51

What is #cc5f51 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #cc5f51 is rgb(204, 95, 81), in HSL hsl(7, 55%, 56%) and in CMYK 0%, 53%, 60%, 20%.
Is #cc5f51 readable on white or black?
#cc5f51 has a 3.94:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.32:1 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.