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Recognised as Colour

#DE98B2

  • #DE98B2
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#DE98B2 is a red with RGB values 222, 152, 178 and HSL 338°, 51%, 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

#DE98B2#DE98B2
HEX#DE98B2
RGBrgb(222, 152, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5961, 0.698
RGB percentages87.1%, 59.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(337.7, 51.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.7, 31.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 31.5%, 19.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,588,082
CSS custom property--colour: #DE98B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.412WCAG 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 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#21674D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A0A5B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B0B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E995A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#98DEC4
Analogous#DE98D5, #DEA198
Triadic#B2DE98, #98B2DE
Split complementary#98DEA1, #98D5DE
Tetradic#D5DE98, #98DEC4, #A198DE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E5EC
Lighter +10%#EABFCF
Darker −10%#D27195
Darker −20%#C54B78
Darker −30%#A73660
Darker −40%#81294A
More saturated +25%#EF87AE
Less saturated −25%#CDA9B6

Channel breakdown

R222
G152
B178
Red222 (87.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue337.71°
Saturation (HSL)51.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 98 · B B2

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