Colour

#DE0045

#DE0045
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DE0045 is a red with RGB values 222, 0, 69 and HSL 341°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DE0045#DE0045

HEX#DE0045

RGBrgb(222, 0, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0, 0.2706

RGB percentages87.1%, 0%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(341.4, 100%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 100%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 68.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,549,061

CSS custom property--colour: #DE0045;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#21FFBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595445no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7E3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F40028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 6.1 Firebrick · ΔE 21.6 Brown · ΔE 25.9 Tomato · ΔE 28.6 Indian red · ΔE 30.2 Dark red · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00DE99

Analogous#DE00B4, #DE2A00

Triadic#45DE00, #0045DE

Split complementary#00DE2A, #00B4DE

Tetradic#B4DE00, #00DE99, #2A00DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFABC5

Lighter +30%#FF78A2

Lighter +20%#FF457F

Lighter +10%#FF125C

Darker −10%#AB0035

Darker −20%#780025

Darker −30%#450015

Darker −40%#120006

More saturated +25%#DE0045

Less saturated −25%#C21C4F

Channel breakdown

R222

B69

Red222 (87.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue341.35°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 00 · B 45

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