Recognised as Colour
#DE3927
- #DE3927
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DE3927 is a red with RGB values 222, 57, 39 and HSL 6°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DE3927#DE3927
HEX#DE3927
RGBrgb(222, 57, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2235, 0.1529
RGB percentages87.1%, 22.4%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(5.9, 73.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.9, 82.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.3%, 82.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,563,623
CSS custom property--colour: #DE3927;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#21C6D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#27CCDE
Analogous#DE2770, #DE9527
Triadic#27DE39, #3927DE
Split complementary#27DE95, #2770DE
Tetradic#70DE27, #27CCDE, #9527DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G57
B39
Red222 (87.1%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue5.9°
Saturation (HSL)73.49%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 39 · B 27
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