What color is #DE7576?

#DE7576 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE7576?

The RGB value is 222, 117, 118: 222 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE7576?

The complementary color is #75DEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE7576?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE7576 color

#DE7576 rgb(222, 117, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #DE7576 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 45.9% green and 46.3% blue (222, 117, 118).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 61% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 47% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Babe (#DC7B7C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#DE7576 color codes

HEX	`#DE7576`
RGB	`rgb(222, 117, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 45.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 61%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 47%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 47%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.28, 40.85, 18.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.28, 44.7, 23.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.758, 29.564, 20.749)`
Decimal	`14579062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE7576, 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 #DE7576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DE7576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #DE7576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de7576; }
.text { color: #de7576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de7576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 117 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de7576, #dea975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #DE7576?: #DE7576 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Babe. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE7576?: The RGB value is 222, 117, 118: 222 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE7576?: The complementary color is #75DEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE7576?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.