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Recognised as Colour

#DE97B6

  • #DE97B6
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#DE97B6 is a red with RGB values 222, 151, 182 and HSL 334°, 52%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DE97B6#DE97B6
HEX#DE97B6
RGBrgb(222, 151, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5922, 0.7137
RGB percentages87.1%, 59.2%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(333.8, 51.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.8, 32%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 18%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,587,830
CSS custom property--colour: #DE97B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#216849

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9EA4B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB0B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E895A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#97DEBF
Analogous#DE97D9, #DE9C97
Triadic#B6DE97, #97B6DE
Split complementary#97DE9C, #97D9DE
Tetradic#DADE97, #97DEBF, #9C97DE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E4EC
Lighter +10%#EABED1
Darker −10%#D2709B
Darker −20%#C54A80
Darker −30%#A73567
Darker −40%#80294F
More saturated +25%#EF86B4
Less saturated −25%#CDA8B8

Channel breakdown

R222
G151
B182
Red222 (87.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue333.8°
Saturation (HSL)51.82%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 97 · B B6

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