Recognised as Colour
#DE0532
- #DE0532
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DE0532 is a red with RGB values 222, 5, 50 and HSL 348°, 96%, 45%. 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
#DE0532#DE0532
HEX#DE0532
RGBrgb(222, 5, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.0196, 0.1961
RGB percentages87.1%, 2%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(347.6, 95.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 97.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 97.7%, 77.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,550,322
CSS custom property--colour: #DE0532;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#21FACD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05DEB1
Analogous#DE059E, #DE4505
Triadic#32DE05, #0532DE
Split complementary#05DE45, #059EDE
Tetradic#9EDE05, #05DEB1, #4505DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G5
B50
Red222 (87.1%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue347.56°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 05 · B 32
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