Colour
#DE384F
- #DE384F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DE384F is a red with RGB values 222, 56, 79 and HSL 352°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DE384F#DE384F
HEX#DE384F
RGBrgb(222, 56, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2196, 0.3098
RGB percentages87.1%, 22%, 31%
HSLhsl(351.7, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.8%, 64.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,563,407
CSS custom property--colour: #DE384F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#21C7B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#38DEC7
Analogous#DE38A2, #DE7438
Triadic#4FDE38, #384FDE
Split complementary#38DE74, #38A2DE
Tetradic#A2DE38, #38DEC7, #7438DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G56
B79
Red222 (87.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue351.69°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 38 · B 4F
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