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Colour

#DE978D

  • #DE978D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DE978D is a red with RGB values 222, 151, 141 and HSL 7°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DE978D#DE978D
HEX#DE978D
RGBrgb(222, 151, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5922, 0.5529
RGB percentages87.1%, 59.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(7.4, 55.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.4, 36.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 36.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,587,789
CSS custom property--colour: #DE978D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#216872

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A08Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7AE8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ED8E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.9Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9Light pink · ΔE 16.4Light coral · ΔE 18Pink · ΔE 19.3Light salmon · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DD4DE
Analogous#DE8DAB, #DEBF8D
Triadic#8DDE97, #978DDE
Split complementary#8DDEBF, #8DABDE
Tetradic#ABDE8D, #8DD4DE, #BF8DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5DFDC
Lighter +10%#E9BBB5
Darker −10%#D37365
Darker −20%#C74F3E
Darker −30%#A33D2F
Darker −40%#7B2F24
More saturated +25%#F0897B
Less saturated −25%#CCA59F

Channel breakdown

R222
G151
B141
Red222 (87.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue7.41°
Saturation (HSL)55.1%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 97 · B 8D

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