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Recognised as Colour

#DE9D9F

  • #DE9D9F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#DE9D9F is a red with RGB values 222, 157, 159 and HSL 358°, 50%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DE9D9F#DE9D9F
HEX#DE9D9F
RGBrgb(222, 157, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6157, 0.6235
RGB percentages87.1%, 61.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(358.2, 49.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.2, 29.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 29.3%, 28.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,589,343
CSS custom property--colour: #DE9D9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#216260

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A69Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B29Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#EB979Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.7Light pink · ΔE 11.3Pink · ΔE 13.7Dark salmon · ΔE 19.4Light coral · ΔE 21.8Thistle · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DDEDC
Analogous#DE9DBF, #DEBB9D
Triadic#9FDE9D, #9D9FDE
Split complementary#9DDEBB, #9DBFDE
Tetradic#C0DE9D, #9DDEDC, #BC9DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E9EA
Lighter +10%#EBC3C4
Darker −10%#D1777A
Darker −20%#C45154
Darker −30%#A9393C
Darker −40%#832C2F
More saturated +25%#EE8D90
Less saturated −25%#CEADAE

Channel breakdown

R222
G157
B159
Red222 (87.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue358.15°
Saturation (HSL)49.62%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 9D · B 9F

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