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Recognised as Colour

#DE8E7C

  • #DE8E7C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DE8E7C is a red with RGB values 222, 142, 124 and HSL 11°, 60%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DE8E7C#DE8E7C
HEX#DE8E7C
RGBrgb(222, 142, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5569, 0.4863
RGB percentages87.1%, 55.7%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(11, 59.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11, 44.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 44.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,468
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8E7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#217183

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1997Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A97Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EF8289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.3Light coral · ΔE 14.7Light salmon · ΔE 15Salmon · ΔE 18.2Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6Indian red · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CCCDE
Analogous#DE7C9B, #DEBF7C
Triadic#7CDE8E, #8E7CDE
Split complementary#7CDEBF, #7C9BDE
Tetradic#9BDE7C, #7CCCDE, #BF7CDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF7F6
Lighter +20%#F3D4CD
Lighter +10%#E8B1A5
Darker −10%#D46B53
Darker −20%#C34C31
Darker −30%#9A3C27
Darker −40%#712C1D
More saturated +25%#F38168
Less saturated −25%#CA9B91

Channel breakdown

R222
G142
B124
Red222 (87.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue11.02°
Saturation (HSL)59.76%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8E · B 7C

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