Recognised as Colour
#DE6241
- #DE6241
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#DE6241 is a red with RGB values 222, 98, 65 and HSL 13°, 70%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#DE6241#DE6241
HEX#DE6241
RGBrgb(222, 98, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.3843, 0.2549
RGB percentages87.1%, 38.4%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(12.6, 70.4%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 70.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.9%, 70.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,574,145
CSS custom property--colour: #DE6241;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#219DBE
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#41BDDE
Analogous#DE416E, #DEB141
Triadic#41DE62, #6241DE
Split complementary#41DEB0, #416FDE
Tetradic#6FDE41, #41BDDE, #B141DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G98
B65
Red222 (87.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue12.61°
Saturation (HSL)70.4%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 62 · B 41
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