What color is #DE3E53?

#DE3E53 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Desire. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE3E53?

The RGB value is 222, 62, 83: 222 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE3E53?

The complementary color is #3EDEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE3E53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE3E53 color

#DE3E53 rgb(222, 62, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #DE3E53 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 24.3% green and 32.5% blue (222, 62, 83).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 71% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 63% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Desire (#EA3C53), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#DE3E53 color codes

HEX	`#DE3E53`
RGB	`rgb(222, 62, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 24.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 71%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 72%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 63%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, 62.42, 25.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 67.36, 22.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.412, 19.604, 10.207)`
Decimal	`14564947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE3E53, 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 #DE3E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DE3E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #DE3E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de3e53; }
.text { color: #de3e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de3e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 62 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de3e53, #de793e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #DE3E53?: #DE3E53 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Desire. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE3E53?: The RGB value is 222, 62, 83: 222 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE3E53?: The complementary color is #3EDEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE3E53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.