Recognised as Colour

#DE2D61

#DE2D61
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DE2D61 is a red with RGB values 222, 45, 97 and HSL 342°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DE2D61#DE2D61

HEX#DE2D61

RGBrgb(222, 45, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1765, 0.3804

RGB percentages87.1%, 17.6%, 38%

HSLhsl(342.4, 72.8%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.4, 79.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 79.7%, 56.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,560,609

CSS custom property--colour: #DE2D61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#21D29E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F6062no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C835Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F30044no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

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

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

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

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.2 Indian red · ΔE 25 Deep pink · ΔE 26.8 Brown · ΔE 27.4 Firebrick · ΔE 28.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DDEAA

Analogous#DE2DB9, #DE522D

Triadic#61DE2D, #2D61DE

Split complementary#2DDE52, #2DB9DE

Tetradic#B9DE2D, #2DDEAA, #522DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FADDE6

Lighter +30%#F3B1C4

Lighter +20%#EC85A3

Lighter +10%#E55982

Darker −10%#BB1D4C

Darker −20%#8F163A

Darker −30%#630F28

Darker −40%#360916

More saturated +25%#FC0F54

Less saturated −25%#C04B6E

Channel breakdown

R222

G45

B97

Red222 (87.1%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue342.37°

Saturation (HSL)72.84%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 2D · B 61

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