Recognised as Colour
#DE4338
- #DE4338
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DE4338 is a red with RGB values 222, 67, 56 and HSL 4°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DE4338#DE4338
HEX#DE4338
RGBrgb(222, 67, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2627, 0.2196
RGB percentages87.1%, 26.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(4, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 69.8%, 74.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,566,200
CSS custom property--colour: #DE4338;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#21BCC7
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#38D3DE
Analogous#DE3880, #DE9638
Triadic#38DE43, #4338DE
Split complementary#38DE96, #3880DE
Tetradic#80DE38, #38D3DE, #9638DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G67
B56
Red222 (87.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue3.98°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 43 · B 38
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