Recognised as Colour
#DE778D
- #DE778D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#DE778D is a red with RGB values 222, 119, 141 and HSL 347°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#DE778D#DE778D
HEX#DE778D
RGBrgb(222, 119, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4667, 0.5529
RGB percentages87.1%, 46.7%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(347.2, 60.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.2, 46.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 36.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,579,597
CSS custom property--colour: #DE778D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#218872
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#77DEC8
Analogous#DE77C1, #DE9577
Triadic#8DDE77, #778DDE
Split complementary#77DE95, #77C1DE
Tetradic#C1DE77, #77DEC8, #9477DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G119
B141
Red222 (87.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue347.18°
Saturation (HSL)60.95%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 77 · B 8D
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