Recognised as Colour
#DE3A57
- #DE3A57
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DE3A57 is a red with RGB values 222, 58, 87 and HSL 349°, 71%, 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
#DE3A57#DE3A57
HEX#DE3A57
RGBrgb(222, 58, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2275, 0.3412
RGB percentages87.1%, 22.7%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(349.4, 71.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.4, 73.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 73.9%, 60.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,563,927
CSS custom property--colour: #DE3A57;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 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#5F5F5F
Inverted#21C5A8
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#3ADEC1
Analogous#DE3AA9, #DE6F3A
Triadic#57DE3A, #3A57DE
Split complementary#3ADE6F, #3AA9DE
Tetradic#A9DE3A, #3ADEC1, #6F3ADE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G58
B87
Red222 (87.1%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue349.39°
Saturation (HSL)71.3%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 3A · B 57
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