#DC4842 Hex Color

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#dc4842 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 and reddish. It is a shade of red. The hex code is #dc4842.

Questions about #dc4842

What is #dc4842 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #dc4842 is rgb(220, 72, 66), in HSL hsl(2, 69%, 56%) and in CMYK 0%, 67%, 70%, 14%.
Is #dc4842 readable on white or black?
#dc4842 has a 4.15:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.04:1 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.