Recognised as Colour
#DE1B02
- #DE1B02
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#DE1B02 is a red with RGB values 222, 27, 2 and HSL 7°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#DE1B02#DE1B02
HEX#DE1B02
RGBrgb(222, 27, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1059, 0.0078
RGB percentages87.1%, 10.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(6.8, 98.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.8, 99.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 87.8%, 99.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,555,906
CSS custom property--colour: #DE1B02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#21E4FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02C5DE
Analogous#DE0257, #DE8902
Triadic#02DE1B, #1B02DE
Split complementary#02DE89, #0257DE
Tetradic#57DE02, #02C5DE, #8902DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G27
B2
Red222 (87.1%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue6.82°
Saturation (HSL)98.21%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 1B · B 02
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