Recognised as Colour

#DE0606

#DE0606
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#DE0606 is a red with RGB values 222, 6, 6 and HSL 0°, 95%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#DE0606#DE0606

HEX#DE0606

RGBrgb(222, 6, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.0235, 0.0235

RGB percentages87.1%, 2.4%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(0, 94.7%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 97.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 97.3%, 97.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,550,534

CSS custom property--colour: #DE0606;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#21F9F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E5200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E7D00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F50010no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 13.7 Orange red · ΔE 15.5 Tomato · ΔE 24.3 Crimson · ΔE 25.2 Firebrick · ΔE 27.4 Dark red · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#06DEDE

Analogous#DE0672, #DE7206

Triadic#06DE06, #0606DE

Split complementary#06DE72, #0672DE

Tetradic#72DE06, #06DEDE, #7206DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDB3B3

Lighter +30%#FC8181

Lighter +20%#FA5050

Lighter +10%#F91E1E

Darker −10%#AC0505

Darker −20%#7B0303

Darker −30%#490202

Darker −40%#170101

More saturated +25%#E40000

Less saturated −25%#C22323

Channel breakdown

R222

Red222 (87.1%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)94.74%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 06 · B 06

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