Recognised as Colour
#DE4835
- #DE4835
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DE4835 is a red with RGB values 222, 72, 53 and HSL 7°, 72%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DE4835#DE4835
HEX#DE4835
RGBrgb(222, 72, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2824, 0.2078
RGB percentages87.1%, 28.2%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(6.7, 71.9%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 76.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 67.6%, 76.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,567,477
CSS custom property--colour: #DE4835;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#21B7CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35CBDE
Analogous#DE3576, #DE9D35
Triadic#35DE48, #4835DE
Split complementary#35DE9C, #3577DE
Tetradic#76DE35, #35CBDE, #9D35DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G72
B53
Red222 (87.1%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue6.75°
Saturation (HSL)71.91%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 48 · B 35
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