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#DE4E4E

#de4e4e ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.86% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 68.57% saturation and 58.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 4.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2153

Complementary

  1. #de4e4e
  2. #4edede

Split complementary

  1. #de4e4e
  2. #4ede96
  3. #4e96de

Analogous

  1. #de4e96
  2. #de4e4e
  3. #de964e

Triadic

  1. #de4e4e
  2. #4ede4e
  3. #4e4ede

Tetradic

  1. #de4e4e
  2. #dede4e
  3. #4edede
  4. #4e4ede

Square

  1. #de4e4e
  2. #96de4e
  3. #4edede
  4. #964ede

Monochromatic

  1. #7c1717
  2. #bc2323
  3. #de4e4e
  4. #ea8e8e
  5. #f6cfcf

Shades

#de4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de4e4e
  2. #c84646
  3. #b23e3e
  4. #9b3737
  5. #852f2f
  6. #6f2727
  7. #591f1f
  8. #431717
  9. #2c1010
  10. #160808
  11. #000000

Tints

#de4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de4e4e
  2. #e16060
  3. #e57171
  4. #e88383
  5. #eb9595
  6. #efa7a7
  7. #f2b8b8
  8. #f5caca
  9. #f8dcdc
  10. #fceded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de4e4e
  2. #d55353
  3. #cb5858
  4. #c25d5d
  5. #b86262
  6. #af6767
  7. #a66c6c
  8. #9c7171
  9. #937676
  10. #897b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae6f6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746c4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998b4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f32c50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9624d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8774c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb3c4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de4e4e {
  color: #de4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-de4e4e {
  background-color: #de4e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #de4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de4e4e, #de964e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.23 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.60 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.60 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.29 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.43 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.29 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.46 #21b1b1 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#de4e4e  rgb(222, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 69%, 59%)  Indian Red
#4edede  rgb(78, 222, 222)  hsl(180, 69%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#4ede4e  rgb(78, 222, 78)  hsl(120, 69%, 59%)  Malachite
#4e4ede  rgb(78, 78, 222)  hsl(240, 69%, 59%)  Iris