Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#DE9E9E

  • #DE9E9E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#DE9E9E is a red with RGB values 222, 158, 158 and HSL 0°, 49%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DE9E9E#DE9E9E
HEX#DE9E9E
RGBrgb(222, 158, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6196, 0.6196
RGB percentages87.1%, 62%, 62%
HSLhsl(0, 49.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 28.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 28.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,589,598
CSS custom property--colour: #DE9E9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#216161

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA79Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B39Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EB979Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.6Light pink · ΔE 11.6Pink · ΔE 13.9Dark salmon · ΔE 18.7Light coral · ΔE 22.1Thistle · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EDEDE
Analogous#DE9EBE, #DEBE9E
Triadic#9EDE9E, #9E9EDE
Split complementary#9EDEBE, #9EBEDE
Tetradic#BEDE9E, #9EDEDE, #BE9EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8EAEA
Lighter +10%#EBC4C4
Darker −10%#D17878
Darker −20%#C45252
Darker −30%#A93A3A
Darker −40%#832D2D
More saturated +25%#EE8E8E
Less saturated −25%#CEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R222
G158
B158
Red222 (87.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)49.23%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 9E · B 9E

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “de9e9e” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.