Recognised as Colour

#DE4E59

#DE4E59
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DE4E59 is a red with RGB values 222, 78, 89 and HSL 355°, 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

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HEX#DE4E59

RGBrgb(222, 78, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3059, 0.349

RGB percentages87.1%, 30.6%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(355.4, 68.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 64.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 64.9%, 59.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,569,049

CSS custom property--colour: #DE4E59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#21B1A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736D58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#978C55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F32F53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.2 Crimson · ΔE 18 Salmon · ΔE 18.3 Brown · ΔE 18.6 Light coral · ΔE 19.4 Firebrick · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EDED3

Analogous#DE4EA1, #DE8B4E

Triadic#59DE4E, #4E59DE

Split complementary#4EDE8B, #4EA1DE

Tetradic#A1DE4E, #4EDED3, #8B4EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFAFA

Lighter +30%#F6CFD2

Lighter +20%#EEA4AA

Lighter +10%#E67981

Darker −10%#D22734

Darker −20%#A71F29

Darker −30%#7C171F

Darker −40%#510F14

More saturated +25%#F83443

Less saturated −25%#C4686F

Channel breakdown

R222

G78

B89

Red222 (87.1%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue355.42°

Saturation (HSL)68.57%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 4E · B 59

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