What color is #DE8889?

#DE8889 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE8889?

The RGB value is 222, 136, 137: 222 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE8889?

The complementary color is #88DEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE8889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE8889 color

#DE8889 rgb(222, 136, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DE8889 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 53.3% green and 53.7% blue (222, 136, 137).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 57% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 38% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Peaches of Immortality (#D98586), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#DE8889 color codes

HEX	`#DE8889`
RGB	`rgb(222, 136, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 53.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 57%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 39%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 38%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.71, 32.97, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.71, 35.63, 22.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.446, 34.948, 28.119)`
Decimal	`14583945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE8889, 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 #DE8889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE8889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	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 #DE8889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de8889; }
.text { color: #de8889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de8889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 136 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de8889, #deb288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #DE8889?: #DE8889 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE8889?: The RGB value is 222, 136, 137: 222 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE8889?: The complementary color is #88DEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE8889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.