Recognised as Colour
#DE3862
- #DE3862
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DE3862 is a red with RGB values 222, 56, 98 and HSL 345°, 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
#DE3862#DE3862
HEX#DE3862
RGBrgb(222, 56, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2196, 0.3843
RGB percentages87.1%, 22%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(344.8, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.8, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.8%, 55.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,563,426
CSS custom property--colour: #DE3862;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#21C79D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#38DEB4
Analogous#DE38B5, #DE6138
Triadic#62DE38, #3862DE
Split complementary#38DE61, #38B5DE
Tetradic#B5DE38, #38DEB4, #6138DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G56
B98
Red222 (87.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue344.82°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 38 · B 62
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