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Recognised as Colour

#DE8EA0

  • #DE8EA0
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#DE8EA0 is a red with RGB values 222, 142, 160 and HSL 347°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DE8EA0#DE8EA0
HEX#DE8EA0
RGBrgb(222, 142, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5569, 0.6275
RGB percentages87.1%, 55.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(346.5, 54.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.5, 36%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 27.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,504
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#21715F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9CA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAA9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EB8894no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 14.4Pale violetred · ΔE 14.9Rosy brown · ΔE 16.5Pink · ΔE 18.1Light coral · ΔE 19.2Dark salmon · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EDECC
Analogous#DE8EC8, #DEA48E
Triadic#A0DE8E, #8EA0DE
Split complementary#8EDEA4, #8EC8DE
Tetradic#C8DE8E, #8EDECC, #A48EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5DDE2
Lighter +10%#EAB5C1
Darker −10%#D2677F
Darker −20%#C73F5E
Darker −30%#A3304A
Darker −40%#7C2438
More saturated +25%#F07C96
Less saturated −25%#CCA0AA

Channel breakdown

R222
G142
B160
Red222 (87.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue346.5°
Saturation (HSL)54.79%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8E · B A0

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