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Recognised as Colour

#DE899A

  • #DE899A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DE899A is a red with RGB values 222, 137, 154 and HSL 348°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DE899A#DE899A
HEX#DE899A
RGBrgb(222, 137, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5373, 0.6039
RGB percentages87.1%, 53.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(348, 56.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 38.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.3%, 30.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,584,218
CSS custom property--colour: #DE899A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#217665

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97989Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA798no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EC828Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.2Light pink · ΔE 16.1Light coral · ΔE 16.9Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8Pink · ΔE 20.2Indian red · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89DECD
Analogous#DE89C4, #DEA289
Triadic#9ADE89, #899ADE
Split complementary#89DEA2, #89C4DE
Tetradic#C4DE89, #89DECD, #A289DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4D9DE
Lighter +10%#E9B1BC
Darker −10%#D36178
Darker −20%#C83956
Darker −30%#A12D44
Darker −40%#792233
More saturated +25%#F1768F
Less saturated −25%#CB9CA5

Channel breakdown

R222
G137
B154
Red222 (87.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)56.29%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 89 · B 9A

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