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Recognised as Colour

#DE8EAD

  • #DE8EAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DE8EAD is a red with RGB values 222, 142, 173 and HSL 337°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DE8EAD#DE8EAD
HEX#DE8EAD
RGBrgb(222, 142, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5569, 0.6784
RGB percentages87.1%, 55.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(336.8, 54.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.8, 36%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 22.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,517
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#217152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979DAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABABABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EA8B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.8Light pink · ΔE 17Plum · ΔE 19.3Pink · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7Light coral · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EDEBF
Analogous#DE8ED5, #DE978E
Triadic#ADDE8E, #8EADDE
Split complementary#8EDE97, #8ED5DE
Tetradic#D5DE8E, #8EDEBF, #978EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5DDE6
Lighter +10%#EAB5CA
Darker −10%#D26790
Darker −20%#C73F74
Darker −30%#A3305C
Darker −40%#7C2446
More saturated +25%#F07CA9
Less saturated −25%#CCA0B1

Channel breakdown

R222
G142
B173
Red222 (87.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue336.75°
Saturation (HSL)54.79%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8E · B AD

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