Recognised as Colour
#DE4A2F
- #DE4A2F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DE4A2F is a red with RGB values 222, 74, 47 and HSL 9°, 73%, 53%. 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
#DE4A2F#DE4A2F
HEX#DE4A2F
RGBrgb(222, 74, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2902, 0.1843
RGB percentages87.1%, 29%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(9.3, 72.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 78.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 78.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,567,983
CSS custom property--colour: #DE4A2F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#21B5D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2FC3DE
Analogous#DE2F6B, #DEA22F
Triadic#2FDE4A, #4A2FDE
Split complementary#2FDEA2, #2F6BDE
Tetradic#6BDE2F, #2FC3DE, #A22FDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G74
B47
Red222 (87.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue9.26°
Saturation (HSL)72.61%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 4A · B 2F
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