Recognised as Colour
#DE7288
- #DE7288
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#DE7288 is a red with RGB values 222, 114, 136 and HSL 348°, 62%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#DE7288#DE7288
HEX#DE7288
RGBrgb(222, 114, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4471, 0.5333
RGB percentages87.1%, 44.7%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(347.8, 62.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.8, 48.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 48.6%, 38.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,578,312
CSS custom property--colour: #DE7288;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#218D77
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72DEC8
Analogous#DE72BE, #DE9272
Triadic#88DE72, #7288DE
Split complementary#72DE92, #72BEDE
Tetradic#BEDE72, #72DEC8, #9272DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G114
B136
Red222 (87.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue347.78°
Saturation (HSL)62.07%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 72 · B 88
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