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Recognised as Colour

#DE8B91

  • #DE8B91
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#DE8B91 is a red with RGB values 222, 139, 145 and HSL 356°, 56%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#DE8B91#DE8B91
HEX#DE8B91
RGBrgb(222, 139, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5451, 0.5686
RGB percentages87.1%, 54.5%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(355.7, 55.7%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 37.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 37.4%, 34.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,584,721
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8B91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36039WCAG 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 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#21746E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9A9891no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA890no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ED828Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8BDED8
Analogous#DE8BBA, #DEAE8B
Triadic#91DE8B, #8B91DE
Split complementary#8BDEAF, #8BBADE
Tetradic#BADE8B, #8BDED8, #AF8BDE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5DADC
Lighter +10%#E9B3B7
Darker −10%#D3636B
Darker −20%#C73C46
Darker −30%#A22E36
Darker −40%#7A2329
More saturated +25%#F17881
Less saturated −25%#CB9EA1

Channel breakdown

R222
G139
B145
Red222 (87.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue355.66°
Saturation (HSL)55.7%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8B · B 91

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