Recognised as Colour

#DE2D57

#DE2D57
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DE2D57 is a red with RGB values 222, 45, 87 and HSL 346°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DE2D57#DE2D57

HEX#DE2D57

RGBrgb(222, 45, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1765, 0.3412

RGB percentages87.1%, 17.6%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(345.8, 72.8%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.8, 79.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 79.7%, 60.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,560,599

CSS custom property--colour: #DE2D57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#21D2A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615F57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8352no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F30040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.6 Firebrick · ΔE 23.3 Indian red · ΔE 23.4 Brown · ΔE 24 Salmon · ΔE 29.9 Light coral · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DDEB4

Analogous#DE2DAF, #DE5B2D

Triadic#57DE2D, #2D57DE

Split complementary#2DDE5B, #2DAFDE

Tetradic#B0DE2D, #2DDEB4, #5C2DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FADDE4

Lighter +30%#F3B1C1

Lighter +20%#EC859E

Lighter +10%#E5597A

Darker −10%#BB1D43

Darker −20%#8F1633

Darker −30%#630F23

Darker −40%#360913

More saturated +25%#FC0F47

Less saturated −25%#C04B67

Channel breakdown

R222

G45

B87

Red222 (87.1%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue345.76°

Saturation (HSL)72.84%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 2D · B 57

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