#E59989 Hex Color

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Hex color #e59989 graphic
#e59989 is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, fresh, sparkling, glittering, glowing, jazzy, opalescent, unsaturated, warm, mellow, red and reddish. It is a shade of red. The hex code is #e59989.

Questions about #e59989

What is #e59989 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #e59989 is rgb(229, 153, 137), in HSL hsl(10, 64%, 72%) and in CMYK 0%, 33%, 40%, 10%.
Is #e59989 readable on white or black?
#e59989 has a 2.27:1 contrast ratio on white and 9.24:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.