#CD5F55 Hex Color

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Hex color #cd5f55 graphic
#cd5f55 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 #cd5f55.

Questions about #cd5f55

What is #cd5f55 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #cd5f55 is rgb(205, 95, 85), in HSL hsl(5, 55%, 57%) and in CMYK 0%, 54%, 59%, 20%.
Is #cd5f55 readable on white or black?
#cd5f55 has a 3.91:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.36:1 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.