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Recognised as Colour

#DE725E

  • #DE725E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#DE725E is a red with RGB values 222, 114, 94 and HSL 9°, 66%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#DE725E#DE725E
HEX#DE725E
RGBrgb(222, 114, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4471, 0.3686
RGB percentages87.1%, 44.7%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(9.4, 66%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.4, 57.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 48.6%, 57.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,578,270
CSS custom property--colour: #DE725E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#218DA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D835Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79A5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F2606Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 8.7Indian red · ΔE 11.6Light coral · ΔE 12.6Dark salmon · ΔE 15.7Light salmon · ΔE 17.5Coral · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 8.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ECADE
Analogous#DE5E8A, #DEB25E
Triadic#5EDE72, #725EDE
Split complementary#5EDEB2, #5E8ADE
Tetradic#8ADE5E, #5ECADE, #B25EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8E1DD
Lighter +20%#EFBCB3
Lighter +10%#E79788
Darker −10%#D54D34
Darker −20%#B23A24
Darker −30%#872D1C
Darker −40%#5D1F13
More saturated +25%#F66146
Less saturated −25%#C68376

Channel breakdown

R222
G114
B94
Red222 (87.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue9.38°
Saturation (HSL)65.98%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 72 · B 5E

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