Recognised as Colour
#DE7797
- #DE7797
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#DE7797 is a red with RGB values 222, 119, 151 and HSL 341°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#DE7797#DE7797
HEX#DE7797
RGBrgb(222, 119, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4667, 0.5922
RGB percentages87.1%, 46.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(341.4, 60.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 46.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 32%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,579,607
CSS custom property--colour: #DE7797;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#218868
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#77DEBE
Analogous#DE77CB, #DE8B77
Triadic#97DE77, #7797DE
Split complementary#77DE8B, #77CBDE
Tetradic#CBDE77, #77DEBE, #8A77DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G119
B151
Red222 (87.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue341.36°
Saturation (HSL)60.95%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 77 · B 97
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Harmonies
Similar named colours
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page