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Recognised as Colour

#DE8D8D

  • #DE8D8D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#DE8D8D is a red with RGB values 222, 141, 141 and HSL 0°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#DE8D8D#DE8D8D
HEX#DE8D8D
RGBrgb(222, 141, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5529, 0.5529
RGB percentages87.1%, 55.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(0, 55.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 36.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 36.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,229
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8D8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#217272

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D998Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A98Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ED848Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 13.7Dark salmon · ΔE 15.3Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5Light pink · ΔE 16.5Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4Pink · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DDEDE
Analogous#DE8DB5, #DEB58D
Triadic#8DDE8D, #8D8DDE
Split complementary#8DDEB5, #8DB5DE
Tetradic#B5DE8D, #8DDEDE, #B58DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5DCDC
Lighter +10%#E9B5B5
Darker −10%#D36565
Darker −20%#C73E3E
Darker −30%#A32F2F
Darker −40%#7B2424
More saturated +25%#F07B7B
Less saturated −25%#CC9F9F

Channel breakdown

R222
G141
B141
Red222 (87.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)55.1%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8D · B 8D

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