Recognised as Colour
#DE395F
- #DE395F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DE395F is a red with RGB values 222, 57, 95 and HSL 346°, 71%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DE395F#DE395F
HEX#DE395F
RGBrgb(222, 57, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2235, 0.3725
RGB percentages87.1%, 22.4%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(346.2, 71.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 74.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.3%, 57.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,563,679
CSS custom property--colour: #DE395F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19282WCAG 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 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#21C6A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#39DEB8
Analogous#DE39B1, #DE6639
Triadic#5FDE39, #395FDE
Split complementary#39DE66, #39B1DE
Tetradic#B2DE39, #39DEB8, #6639DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G57
B95
Red222 (87.1%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue346.18°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 39 · B 5F
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