Recognised as Colour
#DE4723
- #DE4723
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DE4723 is a red with RGB values 222, 71, 35 and HSL 12°, 74%, 50%. 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
#DE4723#DE4723
HEX#DE4723
RGBrgb(222, 71, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2784, 0.1373
RGB percentages87.1%, 27.8%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(11.6, 73.9%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 84.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 68%, 84.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,567,203
CSS custom property--colour: #DE4723;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#21B8DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23BADE
Analogous#DE235D, #DEA523
Triadic#23DE47, #4723DE
Split complementary#23DEA4, #235DDE
Tetradic#5CDE23, #23BADE, #A423DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G71
B35
Red222 (87.1%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue11.55°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 47 · B 23
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