What color is #DE4D7B?

#DE4D7B is a moderate rose known as Feverish Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Feverish Passion?

The RGB value is 222, 77, 123: 222 red, 77 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Feverish Passion?

The complementary color is #4DDEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE4D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Feverish Passion color: hex code #DE4D7B

#DE4D7B rgb(222, 77, 123)

Shades of pink

Feverish Passion has the hex code #DE4D7B. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 30.2% green and 48.2% blue (222, 77, 123).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 69% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 45% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

Feverish Passion (#DE4D7B) color codes

HEX	`#DE4D7B`
RGB	`rgb(222, 77, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 30.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 69%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 65%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 45%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, 59.87, 5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 60.12, 5.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.356, 22.272, 21.119)`
Decimal	`14568827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Feverish Passion, 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 #DE4D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DE4D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #DE4D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de4d7b; }
.text { color: #de4d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de4d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 77 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de4d7b, #de674d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

See #DE4D7B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DE4D7B?: #DE4D7B is a moderate rose known as Feverish Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Feverish Passion?: The RGB value is 222, 77, 123: 222 red, 77 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Feverish Passion?: The complementary color is #4DDEB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE4D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.