Colour
#DE2423
- #DE2423
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DE2423 is a red with RGB values 222, 36, 35 and HSL 0°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DE2423#DE2423
HEX#DE2423
RGBrgb(222, 36, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1412, 0.1373
RGB percentages87.1%, 14.1%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(0.3, 73.9%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.3, 84.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 83.8%, 84.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,558,243
CSS custom property--colour: #DE2423;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#21DBDC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23DDDE
Analogous#DE2380, #DE8223
Triadic#23DE24, #2423DE
Split complementary#23DE82, #2380DE
Tetradic#80DE23, #23DDDE, #8123DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G36
B35
Red222 (87.1%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue0.32°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 24 · B 23
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