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Recognised as Colour

#DE6969

  • #DE6969
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#DE6969 is a red with RGB values 222, 105, 105 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

#DE6969#DE6969
HEX#DE6969
RGBrgb(222, 105, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4118, 0.4118
RGB percentages87.1%, 41.2%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(0, 63.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 52.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 52.7%, 52.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,575,977
CSS custom property--colour: #DE6969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#219696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#847E68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19667no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F1576Ano 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 text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 5.3Light coral · ΔE 8.4Salmon · ΔE 11.1Dark salmon · ΔE 21.5Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7Brown · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 5.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69DEDE
Analogous#DE69A3, #DEA369
Triadic#69DE69, #6969DE
Split complementary#69DEA3, #69A3DE
Tetradic#A3DE69, #69DEDE, #A369DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE6E6
Lighter +20%#F0BDBD
Lighter +10%#E79393
Darker −10%#D53F3F
Darker −20%#B82929
Darker −30%#8F1F1F
Darker −40%#651616
More saturated +25%#F55252
Less saturated −25%#C78080

Channel breakdown

R222
G105
B105
Red222 (87.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)63.93%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 69 · B 69

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