Recognised as Colour

#DE256E

#DE256E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Deep pink

#DE256E is a red with RGB values 222, 37, 110 and HSL 336°, 74%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

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HEX#DE256E

RGBrgb(222, 37, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1451, 0.4314

RGB percentages87.1%, 14.5%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(336.3, 73.7%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 83.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 83.3%, 50.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,558,574

CSS custom property--colour: #DE256E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1

Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#21DA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595F6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#89826Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F20047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 19 Medium violet red · ΔE 22 Hot pink · ΔE 24.4 Crimson · ΔE 27.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7 Indian red · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25DE95

Analogous#DE25CA, #DE3925

Triadic#6EDE25, #256EDE

Split complementary#25DE39, #25CADE

Tetradic#CADE25, #25DE95, #3925DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9D6E4

Lighter +30%#F2AAC6

Lighter +20%#EB7EA9

Lighter +10%#E5518B

Darker −10%#B51B58

Darker −20%#881542

Darker −30%#5C0E2D

Darker −40%#300717

More saturated +25%#FD0667

Less saturated −25%#BF4475

Channel breakdown

R222

G37

B110

Red222 (87.1%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue336.32°

Saturation (HSL)73.71%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 25 · B 6E

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