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Recognised as Colour

#DE2E1A

  • #DE2E1A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tomato

#DE2E1A is a red with RGB values 222, 46, 26 and HSL 6°, 79%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#DE2E1A#DE2E1A
HEX#DE2E1A
RGBrgb(222, 46, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.1804, 0.102
RGB percentages87.1%, 18%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(6.1, 79%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.1, 88.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 79.3%, 88.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,560,794
CSS custom property--colour: #DE2E1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 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#21D1E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#685C13no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#928208no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original
Tritanopia#F5002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 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

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1ACADE
Analogous#DE1A68, #DE901A
Triadic#1ADE2E, #2E1ADE
Split complementary#1ADE90, #1A68DE
Tetradic#68DE1A, #1ACADE, #901ADE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F9D0CB
Lighter +30%#F4A69D
Lighter +20%#EE7D70
Lighter +10%#E95342
Darker −10%#B02515
Darker −20%#831B0F
Darker −30%#55120A
Darker −40%#270805
More saturated +25%#F81900
Less saturated −25%#BF4739

Channel breakdown

R222
G46
B26
Red222 (87.1%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue6.12°
Saturation (HSL)79.03%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 2E · B 1A

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