Recognised as Colour
#DE4E2F
- #DE4E2F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DE4E2F is a red with RGB values 222, 78, 47 and HSL 11°, 73%, 53%. 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
#DE4E2F#DE4E2F
HEX#DE4E2F
RGBrgb(222, 78, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3059, 0.1843
RGB percentages87.1%, 30.6%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(10.6, 72.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 78.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 64.9%, 78.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,569,007
CSS custom property--colour: #DE4E2F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#21B1D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2FBFDE
Analogous#DE2F68, #DEA62F
Triadic#2FDE4E, #4E2FDE
Split complementary#2FDEA5, #2F68DE
Tetradic#67DE2F, #2FBFDE, #A52FDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G78
B47
Red222 (87.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue10.63°
Saturation (HSL)72.61%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 4E · B 2F
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