What color is #DE8E97?

#DE8E97 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE8E97?

The RGB value is 222, 142, 151: 222 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE8E97?

The complementary color is #8EDED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE8E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE8E97 color

#DE8E97 rgb(222, 142, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DE8E97 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 55.7% green and 59.2% blue (222, 142, 151).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 55% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 32% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pick Your Brain (#F1919A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#DE8E97 color codes

HEX	`#DE8E97`
RGB	`rgb(222, 142, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 55.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 55%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 36%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 32%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.36, 31.49, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.36, 32.48, 14.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.385, 37.113, 34.045)`
Decimal	`14585495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE8E97, 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 #DE8E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE8E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #DE8E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de8e97; }
.text { color: #de8e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de8e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 142 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de8e97, #dead8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #DE8E97?: #DE8E97 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE8E97?: The RGB value is 222, 142, 151: 222 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE8E97?: The complementary color is #8EDED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE8E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.