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Recognised as Colour

#DE6D8E

  • #DE6D8E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DE6D8E is a red with RGB values 222, 109, 142 and HSL 342°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DE6D8E#DE6D8E
HEX#DE6D8E
RGBrgb(222, 109, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4275, 0.5569
RGB percentages87.1%, 42.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(342.5, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.5, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 50.9%, 36%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,577,038
CSS custom property--colour: #DE6D8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#219271

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80848Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D998Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EE6379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 3.2Light coral · ΔE 18.3Indian red · ΔE 20.6Hot pink · ΔE 22.2Salmon · ΔE 27.2Light pink · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 3.17, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DDEBD
Analogous#DE6DC6, #DE846D
Triadic#8EDE6D, #6D8EDE
Split complementary#6DDE84, #6DC7DE
Tetradic#C7DE6D, #6DDEBD, #856DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEAEF
Lighter +20%#F1C0CE
Lighter +10%#E797AE
Darker −10%#D5436E
Darker −20%#BB2A54
Darker −30%#912142
Darker −40%#68172F
More saturated +25%#F45785
Less saturated −25%#C88397

Channel breakdown

R222
G109
B142
Red222 (87.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue342.48°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 6D · B 8E

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