Recognised as Colour

#DE6879

#DE6879
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DE6879 is a red with RGB values 222, 104, 121 and HSL 351°, 64%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#DE6879

RGBrgb(222, 104, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4078, 0.4745

RGB percentages87.1%, 40.8%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(351.4, 64.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 53.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 53.2%, 45.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,575,737

CSS custom property--colour: #DE6879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#219786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#817F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9676no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F0596Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11 Light coral · ΔE 11 Pale violetred · ΔE 12.9 Salmon · ΔE 18.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 26.8 Brown · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68DECD

Analogous#DE68B4, #DE9268

Triadic#79DE68, #6879DE

Split complementary#68DE92, #68B4DE

Tetradic#B4DE68, #68DECD, #9268DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9E6E8

Lighter +20%#F0BCC3

Lighter +10%#E7929E

Darker −10%#D53E54

Darker −20%#B8283D

Darker −30%#8E1F2F

Darker −40%#641621

More saturated +25%#F55169

Less saturated −25%#C77F89

Channel breakdown

R222

G104

B121

Red222 (87.1%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue351.36°

Saturation (HSL)64.13%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 68 · B 79

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