Colour

#DE6868

#DE6868
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DE6868 is a red with RGB values 222, 104, 104 and HSL 0°, 64%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DE6868#DE6868

HEX#DE6868

RGBrgb(222, 104, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4078, 0.4078

RGB percentages87.1%, 40.8%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(0, 64.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 53.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 53.2%, 53.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,575,720

CSS custom property--colour: #DE6868;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#219797

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#837D67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19665no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F15669no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 5.2 Light coral · ΔE 8.8 Salmon · ΔE 11.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 22 Brown · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 5.21, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#68DEDE

Analogous#DE68A3, #DEA368

Triadic#68DE68, #6868DE

Split complementary#68DEA3, #68A3DE

Tetradic#A3DE68, #68DEDE, #A368DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9E6E6

Lighter +20%#F0BCBC

Lighter +10%#E79292

Darker −10%#D53E3E

Darker −20%#B82828

Darker −30%#8E1F1F

Darker −40%#641616

More saturated +25%#F55151

Less saturated −25%#C77F7F

Channel breakdown

R222

G104

B104

Red222 (87.1%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)64.13%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 68 · B 68

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