Recognised as Colour

#DE4E57

#DE4E57
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DE4E57 is a red with RGB values 222, 78, 87 and HSL 356°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DE4E57#DE4E57

HEX#DE4E57

RGBrgb(222, 78, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3059, 0.3412

RGB percentages87.1%, 30.6%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(356.3, 68.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 64.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 64.9%, 60.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,569,047

CSS custom property--colour: #DE4E57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#21B1A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736D56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#988C53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F32E52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.4 Crimson · ΔE 17.6 Salmon · ΔE 18 Brown · ΔE 18.2 Firebrick · ΔE 18.7 Light coral · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EDED5

Analogous#DE4E9F, #DE8D4E

Triadic#57DE4E, #4E57DE

Split complementary#4EDE8D, #4E9FDE

Tetradic#9FDE4E, #4EDED5, #8D4EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFAFA

Lighter +30%#F6CFD1

Lighter +20%#EEA4A9

Lighter +10%#E67980

Darker −10%#D22732

Darker −20%#A71F28

Darker −30%#7C171D

Darker −40%#510F13

More saturated +25%#F83440

Less saturated −25%#C4686E

Channel breakdown

R222

G78

B87

Red222 (87.1%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue356.25°

Saturation (HSL)68.57%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 4E · B 57

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