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Recognised as Colour

#DE9489

  • #DE9489
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DE9489 is a red with RGB values 222, 148, 137 and HSL 8°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DE9489#DE9489
HEX#DE9489
RGBrgb(222, 148, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5804, 0.5373
RGB percentages87.1%, 58%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(7.8, 56.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.8, 38.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 38.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,587,017
CSS custom property--colour: #DE9489;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#216B76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49E88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AD88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ED8A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.7Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1Light coral · ΔE 16.6Light pink · ΔE 17.7Light salmon · ΔE 19Pink · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89D3DE
Analogous#DE89A9, #DEBE89
Triadic#89DE94, #9489DE
Split complementary#89DEBE, #89A8DE
Tetradic#A9DE89, #89D3DE, #BE89DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DCD9
Lighter +10%#E9B8B1
Darker −10%#D37061
Darker −20%#C84C39
Darker −30%#A13C2D
Darker −40%#792D22
More saturated +25%#F18676
Less saturated −25%#CBA29C

Channel breakdown

R222
G148
B137
Red222 (87.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue7.76°
Saturation (HSL)56.29%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 94 · B 89

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