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Recognised as Colour

#DE8F88

  • #DE8F88
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DE8F88 is a red with RGB values 222, 143, 136 and HSL 5°, 57%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DE8F88#DE8F88
HEX#DE8F88
RGBrgb(222, 143, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5608, 0.5333
RGB percentages87.1%, 56.1%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(4.9, 56.6%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.9, 38.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 35.6%, 38.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,585,736
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8F88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#217077

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A09A87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3AA87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EE858Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.8Light coral · ΔE 14.1Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9Light pink · ΔE 17.8Light salmon · ΔE 19.9Salmon · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88D7DE
Analogous#DE88AC, #DEBA88
Triadic#88DE8F, #8F88DE
Split complementary#88DEBA, #88ACDE
Tetradic#ACDE88, #88D7DE, #BA88DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DAD8
Lighter +10%#E9B5B0
Darker −10%#D36960
Darker −20%#C84438
Darker −30%#A0362D
Darker −40%#792921
More saturated +25%#F17F75
Less saturated −25%#CB9F9B

Channel breakdown

R222
G143
B136
Red222 (87.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue4.88°
Saturation (HSL)56.58%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8F · B 88

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