What color is #DE1620?

#DE1620 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Piercing Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE1620?

The RGB value is 222, 22, 32: 222 red, 22 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE1620?

The complementary color is #16DED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE1620?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE1620 color

#DE1620 rgb(222, 22, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #DE1620 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 8.6% green and 12.5% blue (222, 22, 32).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 82% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 86% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Piercing Red (#DD1122), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#DE1620 color codes

HEX	`#DE1620`
RGB	`rgb(222, 22, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 8.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 82%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 90%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 86%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.25, 70.33, 49.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.25, 85.98, 35.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.676, 16.213, 2.88)`
Decimal	`14554656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE1620, 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 #DE1620	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#DE1620 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	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 #DE1620 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de1620; }
.text { color: #de1620; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de1620; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 22 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de1620, #de7016); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

Questions

What color is #DE1620?: #DE1620 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Piercing Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE1620?: The RGB value is 222, 22, 32: 222 red, 22 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE1620?: The complementary color is #16DED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE1620?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.