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Recognised as Colour

#DE8586

  • #DE8586
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#DE8586 is a red with RGB values 222, 133, 134 and HSL 359°, 57%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#DE8586#DE8586
HEX#DE8586
RGBrgb(222, 133, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5216, 0.5255
RGB percentages87.1%, 52.2%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(359.3, 57.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.3, 40.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 40.1%, 39.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,583,174
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8586;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#217A79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979386no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA484no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EE7A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.2Dark salmon · ΔE 15.6Indian red · ΔE 17.6Pale violetred · ΔE 18.4Salmon · ΔE 18.7Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85DEDD
Analogous#DE85B2, #DEB085
Triadic#86DE85, #8586DE
Split complementary#85DEB0, #85B2DE
Tetradic#B3DE85, #85DEDD, #B185DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFDFD
Lighter +20%#F4D5D6
Lighter +10%#E9ADAE
Darker −10%#D35D5E
Darker −20%#C73637
Darker −30%#9F2B2C
Darker −40%#772021
More saturated +25%#F17273
Less saturated −25%#CB9899

Channel breakdown

R222
G133
B134
Red222 (87.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue359.33°
Saturation (HSL)57.42%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 85 · B 86

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