Colour

#DE205E

#DE205E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DE205E is a red with RGB values 222, 32, 94 and HSL 340°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DE205E#DE205E

HEX#DE205E

RGBrgb(222, 32, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1255, 0.3686

RGB percentages87.1%, 12.5%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(340.4, 74.8%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 85.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 85.6%, 57.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,557,278

CSS custom property--colour: #DE205E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#21DFA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5C5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8159no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F3003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18.6 Deep pink · ΔE 25.8 Indian red · ΔE 27.7 Brown · ΔE 28.8 Firebrick · ΔE 28.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20DEA0

Analogous#DE20BD, #DE4120

Triadic#5EDE20, #205EDE

Split complementary#20DE41, #20BDDE

Tetradic#BDDE20, #20DEA0, #4120DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D2DE

Lighter +30%#F2A5BE

Lighter +20%#EC789E

Lighter +10%#E54C7E

Darker −10%#B11A4B

Darker −20%#851338

Darker −30%#580D25

Darker −40%#2C0613

More saturated +25%#FE0053

Less saturated −25%#BE4069

Channel breakdown

R222

G32

B94

Red222 (87.1%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue340.42°

Saturation (HSL)74.8%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 20 · B 5E

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