Recognised as Colour
#DE224C
- #DE224C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DE224C is a red with RGB values 222, 34, 76 and HSL 347°, 74%, 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
#DE224C#DE224C
HEX#DE224C
RGBrgb(222, 34, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1333, 0.298
RGB percentages87.1%, 13.3%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(346.6, 74%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.6, 84.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 84.7%, 65.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,557,772
CSS custom property--colour: #DE224C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#21DDB3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22DEB4
Analogous#DE22AA, #DE5622
Triadic#4CDE22, #224CDE
Split complementary#22DE56, #22AADE
Tetradic#AADE22, #22DEB4, #5622DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G34
B76
Red222 (87.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue346.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.02%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 22 · B 4C
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