Recognised as Colour
#DE4256
- #DE4256
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DE4256 is a red with RGB values 222, 66, 86 and HSL 352°, 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
#DE4256#DE4256
HEX#DE4256
RGBrgb(222, 66, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2588, 0.3373
RGB percentages87.1%, 25.9%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(352.3, 70.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.3, 70.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 70.3%, 61.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,565,974
CSS custom property--colour: #DE4256;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#21BDA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42DECA
Analogous#DE42A4, #DE7C42
Triadic#56DE42, #4256DE
Split complementary#42DE7C, #42A4DE
Tetradic#A4DE42, #42DECA, #7C42DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G66
B86
Red222 (87.1%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue352.31°
Saturation (HSL)70.27%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 42 · B 56
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