Recognised as Colour

#DE4A42

#DE4A42
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#DE4A42 is a red with RGB values 222, 74, 66 and HSL 3°, 70%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

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HEX#DE4A42

RGBrgb(222, 74, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.2902, 0.2588

RGB percentages87.1%, 29%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(3.1, 70.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 70.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 66.7%, 70.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,568,002

CSS custom property--colour: #DE4A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#21B5BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736A40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#988A3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F42049no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 13.4 Firebrick · ΔE 13.7 Crimson · ΔE 15.4 Brown · ΔE 18.1 Indian red · ΔE 19.2 Salmon · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#42D6DE

Analogous#DE4288, #DE9842

Triadic#42DE4A, #4A42DE

Split complementary#42DE98, #4288DE

Tetradic#88DE42, #42D6DE, #9842DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF0F0

Lighter +30%#F5C7C4

Lighter +20%#ED9D99

Lighter +10%#E6746D

Darker −10%#CA2C23

Darker −20%#9E221C

Darker −30%#731914

Darker −40%#48100C

More saturated +25%#FA3126

Less saturated −25%#C2635E

Channel breakdown

R222

G74

B66

Red222 (87.1%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue3.08°

Saturation (HSL)70.27%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 4A · B 42

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