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Recognised as Colour

#DE4E62

  • #DE4E62
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#DE4E62 is a red with RGB values 222, 78, 98 and HSL 352°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DE4E62#DE4E62
HEX#DE4E62
RGBrgb(222, 78, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3059, 0.3843
RGB percentages87.1%, 30.6%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(351.7, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 64.9%, 55.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,569,058
CSS custom property--colour: #DE4E62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#21B19D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#716E62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#968C5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F23256no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.8Light coral · ΔE 19Salmon · ΔE 20.3Crimson · ΔE 20.6Brown · ΔE 21.1Firebrick · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EDECA
Analogous#DE4EAA, #DE824E
Triadic#62DE4E, #4E62DE
Split complementary#4EDE82, #4EAADE
Tetradic#AADE4E, #4EDECA, #824EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAFB
Lighter +30%#F6CFD4
Lighter +20%#EEA4AE
Lighter +10%#E67988
Darker −10%#D2273F
Darker −20%#A71F32
Darker −30%#7C1725
Darker −40%#510F18
More saturated +25%#F8344F
Less saturated −25%#C46875

Channel breakdown

R222
G78
B98
Red222 (87.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue351.67°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 4E · B 62

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