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Recognised as Colour

#DE605D

  • #DE605D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#DE605D is a red with RGB values 222, 96, 93 and HSL 1°, 66%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DE605D#DE605D
HEX#DE605D
RGBrgb(222, 96, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3765, 0.3647
RGB percentages87.1%, 37.6%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(1.4, 66.2%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.4, 58.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 56.8%, 58.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,573,661
CSS custom property--colour: #DE605D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#219FA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F785Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E925Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F24A60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 6.9Salmon · ΔE 11.5Light coral · ΔE 13.2Brown · ΔE 19.7Firebrick · ΔE 22Tomato · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DDBDE
Analogous#DE5D9B, #DEA15D
Triadic#5DDE60, #605DDE
Split complementary#5DDEA1, #5D9ADE
Tetradic#9ADE5D, #5DDBDE, #A15DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8DDDC
Lighter +20%#EFB3B2
Lighter +10%#E78A87
Darker −10%#D53633
Darker −20%#B12724
Darker −30%#871E1B
Darker −40%#5C1413
More saturated +25%#F64945
Less saturated −25%#C67775

Channel breakdown

R222
G96
B93
Red222 (87.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue1.4°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 60 · B 5D

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