What color is #DE5346?

#DE5346 is a moderate red known as Blossoming Dynasty. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blossoming Dynasty?

The RGB value is 222, 83, 70: 222 red, 83 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blossoming Dynasty?

The complementary color is #46D1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE5346?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blossoming Dynasty color: hex code #DE5346

#DE5346 rgb(222, 83, 70)

Shades of red

Blossoming Dynasty has the hex code #DE5346. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 32.5% green and 27.5% blue (222, 83, 70).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 70% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 68% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

Blossoming Dynasty (#DE5346) color codes

HEX	`#DE5346`
RGB	`rgb(222, 83, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 32.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 70%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 68%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 68%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, 53.48, 36.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 64.67, 34.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.326, 22.163, 8.264)`
Decimal	`14570310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blossoming Dynasty, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DE5346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DE5346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DE5346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de5346; }
.text { color: #de5346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de5346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 83 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de5346, #de9f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #DE5346 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DE5346?: #DE5346 is a moderate red known as Blossoming Dynasty. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blossoming Dynasty?: The RGB value is 222, 83, 70: 222 red, 83 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blossoming Dynasty?: The complementary color is #46D1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE5346?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.