Colour

#DE4242

#DE4242
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DE4242 is a red with RGB values 222, 66, 66 and HSL 0°, 70%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#DE4242

RGBrgb(222, 66, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2588, 0.2588

RGB percentages87.1%, 25.9%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(0, 70.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 70.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 70.3%, 70.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,565,954

CSS custom property--colour: #DE4242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#21BDBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6640no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#96873Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F40544no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.9 Firebrick · ΔE 13.4 Tomato · ΔE 15.3 Brown · ΔE 18.2 Indian red · ΔE 20.4 Salmon · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#42DEDE

Analogous#DE4290, #DE9042

Triadic#42DE42, #4242DE

Split complementary#42DE90, #4290DE

Tetradic#90DE42, #42DEDE, #9042DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF0F0

Lighter +30%#F5C4C4

Lighter +20%#ED9999

Lighter +10%#E66D6D

Darker −10%#CA2323

Darker −20%#9E1C1C

Darker −30%#731414

Darker −40%#480C0C

More saturated +25%#FA2626

Less saturated −25%#C25E5E

Channel breakdown

R222

G66

B66

Red222 (87.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)70.27%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 42 · B 42

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