Recognised as Colour
#DE2C46
- #DE2C46
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DE2C46 is a red with RGB values 222, 44, 70 and HSL 351°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DE2C46#DE2C46
HEX#DE2C46
RGBrgb(222, 44, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1725, 0.2745
RGB percentages87.1%, 17.3%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(351.2, 73%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 80.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 80.2%, 68.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,560,326
CSS custom property--colour: #DE2C46;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#21D3B9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2CDEC4
Analogous#DE2C9F, #DE6B2C
Triadic#46DE2C, #2C46DE
Split complementary#2CDE6B, #2C9FDE
Tetradic#9FDE2C, #2CDEC4, #6B2CDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G44
B70
Red222 (87.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue351.24°
Saturation (HSL)72.95%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 2C · B 46
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