Recognised as Colour

#DE0251

#DE0251
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DE0251 is a red with RGB values 222, 2, 81 and HSL 338°, 98%, 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

#DE0251#DE0251

HEX#DE0251

RGBrgb(222, 2, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.0078, 0.3176

RGB percentages87.1%, 0.8%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(338.5, 98.2%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 99.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 99.1%, 63.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,549,585

CSS custom property--colour: #DE0251;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#21FDAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575652no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#897E4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F4002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.9 Firebrick · ΔE 25.9 Brown · ΔE 27.9 Indian red · ΔE 29.9 Deep pink · ΔE 30 Tomato · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02DE8F

Analogous#DE02BF, #DE2102

Triadic#51DE02, #0251DE

Split complementary#02DE21, #02BFDE

Tetradic#BFDE02, #02DE8F, #2102DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEAECB

Lighter +30%#FE7BAA

Lighter +20%#FD498A

Lighter +10%#FD1669

Darker −10%#AB023F

Darker −20%#79012C

Darker −30%#46011A

Darker −40%#140007

More saturated +25%#E00050

Less saturated −25%#C21E59

Channel breakdown

R222

B81

Red222 (87.1%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue338.45°

Saturation (HSL)98.21%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 02 · B 51

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