Recognised as Colour
#DE072E
- #DE072E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DE072E is a red with RGB values 222, 7, 46 and HSL 349°, 94%, 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
#DE072E#DE072E
HEX#DE072E
RGBrgb(222, 7, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.0275, 0.1804
RGB percentages87.1%, 2.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(349.1, 93.9%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.1, 96.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 96.8%, 79.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,550,830
CSS custom property--colour: #DE072E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 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 black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#21F8D1
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 text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#07DEB7
Analogous#DE079A, #DE4B07
Triadic#2EDE07, #072EDE
Split complementary#07DE4B, #079ADE
Tetradic#9ADE07, #07DEB7, #4B07DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G7
B46
Red222 (87.1%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue349.12°
Saturation (HSL)93.89%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 07 · B 2E
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