Recognised as Colour
#DE5078
- #DE5078
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#DE5078 is a red with RGB values 222, 80, 120 and HSL 343°, 68%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#DE5078#DE5078
HEX#DE5078
RGBrgb(222, 80, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3137, 0.4706
RGB percentages87.1%, 31.4%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(343.1, 68.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 64%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 64%, 45.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,569,592
CSS custom property--colour: #DE5078;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#21AF87
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#50DEB6
Analogous#DE50BF, #DE6F50
Triadic#78DE50, #5078DE
Split complementary#50DE6F, #50BFDE
Tetradic#BFDE50, #50DEB6, #6F50DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G80
B120
Red222 (87.1%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue343.1°
Saturation (HSL)68.27%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 50 · B 78
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