#ED5042 Hex Color

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#ed5042 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 #ed5042.

Questions about #ed5042

What is #ed5042 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #ed5042 is rgb(237, 80, 66), in HSL hsl(5, 83%, 59%) and in CMYK 0%, 66%, 72%, 7%.
Is #ed5042 readable on white or black?
#ed5042 has a 3.60:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.82:1 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.