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
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
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
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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