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#DE5259

#de5259 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.06% magenta, 59.91% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 357°, with 67.96% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.2229

Complementary

  1. #de5259
  2. #52ded7

Split complementary

  1. #de5259
  2. #52de91
  3. #529fde

Analogous

  1. #de529f
  2. #de5259
  3. #de9152

Triadic

  1. #de5259
  2. #59de52
  3. #5259de

Tetradic

  1. #de5259
  2. #ded752
  3. #52ded7
  4. #5259de

Square

  1. #de5259
  2. #9fde52
  3. #52ded7
  4. #9152de

Monochromatic

  1. #7f181d
  2. #bf242c
  3. #de5259
  4. #ea9297
  5. #f7d2d4

Shades

#de5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de5259
  2. #c84a50
  3. #b24247
  4. #9b393e
  5. #853135
  6. #6f292d
  7. #592124
  8. #43191b
  9. #2c1012
  10. #160809
  11. #000000

Tints

#de5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de5259
  2. #e1636a
  3. #e5757a
  4. #e8868b
  5. #eb979b
  6. #efa9ac
  7. #f2babd
  8. #f5cbcd
  9. #f8dcde
  10. #fceeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de5259
  2. #d5575d
  3. #cb5b61
  4. #c26065
  5. #b86469
  6. #af696d
  7. #a66e70
  8. #9c7274
  9. #937778
  10. #897b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae7274 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766f58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998d55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f33556 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa6559 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b97a57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb4357 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de5259 {
  color: #de5259;
}
Background
.bg-de5259 {
  background-color: #de5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de5259 {
  border: 2px solid #de5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de5259, #de9152);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.29 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.62 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.10 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.55 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.64 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.98 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.27 #21ada6 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#de5259  rgb(222, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 68%, 60%)  Indian Red
#52ded7  rgb(82, 222, 215)  hsl(177, 68%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#59de52  rgb(89, 222, 82)  hsl(117, 68%, 60%)  Malachite
#5259de  rgb(82, 89, 222)  hsl(237, 68%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue