Recognised as Colour

#DE9FAB

#DE9FAB
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#DE9FAB is a red with RGB values 222, 159, 171 and HSL 349°, 49%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DE9FAB#DE9FAB

HEX#DE9FAB

RGBrgb(222, 159, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6235, 0.6706

RGB percentages87.1%, 62.4%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(348.6, 48.8%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.6, 28.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 28.4%, 23%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,589,867

CSS custom property--colour: #DE9FAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#216054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8A9ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B4AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#E99BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 9.9 Pink · ΔE 11.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 12 Thistle · ΔE 19.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.4 Light coral · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)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#9FDED2

Analogous#DE9FCA, #DEB39F

Triadic#ABDE9F, #9FABDE

Split complementary#9FDEB3, #9FCADE

Tetradic#CADE9F, #9FDED2, #B39FDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8EBED

Lighter +10%#EBC5CC

Darker −10%#D1798A

Darker −20%#C45369

Darker −30%#AA3A50

Darker −40%#842D3E

More saturated +25%#EE8FA1

Less saturated −25%#CEAFB5

Channel breakdown

R222

G159

B171

Red222 (87.1%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue348.57°

Saturation (HSL)48.84%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 9F · B AB

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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