#E74842 Hex Color

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#e74842 is a hex color. It can be described as saturated, strong, lush, ablaze, beaming, bold, brilliant, flamboyant, vibrant, vivid, loud, bright, warm, mellow, red and reddish. It is a shade of red. The hex code is #e74842.

Questions about #e74842

What is #e74842 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #e74842 is rgb(231, 72, 66), in HSL hsl(2, 77%, 58%) and in CMYK 0%, 69%, 71%, 9%.
Is #e74842 readable on white or black?
#e74842 has a 3.88:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.40:1 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.