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Recognised as Colour

#DE9889

  • #DE9889
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DE9889 is a red with RGB values 222, 152, 137 and HSL 11°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DE9889#DE9889
HEX#DE9889
RGBrgb(222, 152, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5961, 0.5373
RGB percentages87.1%, 59.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(10.6, 56.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 38.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 31.5%, 38.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,588,041
CSS custom property--colour: #DE9889;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#216776

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A188no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8AF88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ED8E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 9.9Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2Light pink · ΔE 18.2Light salmon · ΔE 18.3Light coral · ΔE 18.7Pink · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89CFDE
Analogous#DE89A5, #DEC389
Triadic#89DE98, #9889DE
Split complementary#89DEC3, #89A4DE
Tetradic#A4DE89, #89CFDE, #C289DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DED9
Lighter +10%#E9BBB1
Darker −10%#D37561
Darker −20%#C85239
Darker −30%#A1412D
Darker −40%#793122
More saturated +25%#F18C76
Less saturated −25%#CBA49C

Channel breakdown

R222
G152
B137
Red222 (87.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue10.59°
Saturation (HSL)56.29%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 98 · B 89

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