What color is #DE6646?

#DE6646 is a moderate red known as Jelly Slug. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jelly Slug?

The RGB value is 222, 102, 70: 222 red, 102 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jelly Slug?

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

Is black or white text better on #DE6646?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jelly Slug color: hex code #DE6646

#DE6646 rgb(222, 102, 70)

Shades of orange

Jelly Slug has the hex code #DE6646. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 40% green and 27.5% blue (222, 102, 70).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 70% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 68% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

Jelly Slug (#DE6646) color codes

HEX	`#DE6646`
RGB	`rgb(222, 102, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 40%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 70%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 68%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 68%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.54, 44.73, 40.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.54, 60.19, 41.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.984, 25.479, 8.816)`
Decimal	`14575174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jelly Slug, 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 #DE6646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DE6646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #DE6646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de6646; }
.text { color: #de6646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de6646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 102 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de6646, #deb246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DE6646 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DE6646?: #DE6646 is a moderate red known as Jelly Slug. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jelly Slug?: The RGB value is 222, 102, 70: 222 red, 102 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jelly Slug?: The complementary color is #46BEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE6646?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.