Recognised as Colour

#DE2C33

#DE2C33
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DE2C33 is a red with RGB values 222, 44, 51 and HSL 358°, 73%, 52%. 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

#DE2C33#DE2C33

HEX#DE2C33

RGBrgb(222, 44, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1725, 0.2

RGB percentages87.1%, 17.3%, 20%

HSLhsl(357.6, 73%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.6, 80.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 80.2%, 77%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,560,307

CSS custom property--colour: #DE2C33;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#21D3CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#655C31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#91822Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F50031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9 Firebrick · ΔE 14.8 Tomato · ΔE 16.6 Brown · ΔE 22.8 Dark red · ΔE 26 Coral · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CDED7

Analogous#DE2C8C, #DE7E2C

Triadic#33DE2C, #2C33DE

Split complementary#2CDE7E, #2C8CDE

Tetradic#8CDE2C, #2CDED7, #7E2CDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FADCDE

Lighter +30%#F3B0B3

Lighter +20%#EC8488

Lighter +10%#E5585E

Darker −10%#BA1D23

Darker −20%#8E161B

Darker −30%#620F13

Darker −40%#36080A

More saturated +25%#FD0E17

Less saturated −25%#C04B4F

Channel breakdown

R222

G44

B51

Red222 (87.1%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue357.64°

Saturation (HSL)72.95%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 2C · B 33

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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