What color is #DE647C?

#DE647C is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Feverish. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE647C?

The RGB value is 222, 100, 124: 222 red, 100 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE647C?

The complementary color is #64DEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE647C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE647C color

#DE647C rgb(222, 100, 124)

Shades of red

The hex color #DE647C is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 39.2% green and 48.6% blue (222, 100, 124).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 65% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 44% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Feverish (#DD6677), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#DE647C color codes

HEX	`#DE647C`
RGB	`rgb(222, 100, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 39.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 65%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 55%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 44%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, 49.83, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 50.89, 11.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.322, 26.103, 22.085)`
Decimal	`14574716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE647C, 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 #DE647C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DE647C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #DE647C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de647c; }
.text { color: #de647c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de647c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 100 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de647c, #de8964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #DE647C?: #DE647C is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Feverish. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE647C?: The RGB value is 222, 100, 124: 222 red, 100 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE647C?: The complementary color is #64DEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE647C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.