#F29979 Hex Color

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#f29979 is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, fresh, sparkling, glittering, glowing, jazzy, opalescent, warm, mellow, red, reddish and orange. It is a shade of red, orange. The hex code is #f29979.

Questions about #f29979

What is #f29979 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #f29979 is rgb(242, 153, 121), in HSL hsl(16, 82%, 71%) and in CMYK 0%, 37%, 50%, 5%.
Is #f29979 readable on white or black?
#f29979 has a 2.18:1 contrast ratio on white and 9.60:1 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.