Recognised as Colour
#DE5B48
- #DE5B48
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DE5B48 is a red with RGB values 222, 91, 72 and HSL 8°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DE5B48#DE5B48
HEX#DE5B48
RGBrgb(222, 91, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3569, 0.2824
RGB percentages87.1%, 35.7%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(7.6, 69.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.6, 67.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 59%, 67.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,572,360
CSS custom property--colour: #DE5B48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#21A4B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48CBDE
Analogous#DE4880, #DEA648
Triadic#48DE5B, #5B48DE
Split complementary#48DEA6, #4880DE
Tetradic#80DE48, #48CBDE, #A648DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G91
B72
Red222 (87.1%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue7.6°
Saturation (HSL)69.44%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 5B · B 48
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