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#DE020A Color

#DE020A is rgb(222, 2, 10) in RGB, hsl(358, 98%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 95%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE020A
HEX#DE020A
RGBrgb(222, 2, 10)
HSLhsl(358, 98%, 44%)
HSVhsv(358, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 95%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.231 28.6)
LABlab(47.38% 72.67 59.93)
LCHlch(47.38% 94.19 39.51)

What #DE020A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DE020A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#DE020A Channel Values

How #DE020A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 222 · G 2 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 98% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 95% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.1:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE020A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DE020A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE020A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DE020A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DE020A.

How #DE020A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DE020A
Protanopia#636300
Protanomaly#A34E03
Deuteranopia#878700
Deuteranomaly#B16A00
Tritanopia#DE0303
Tritanomaly#DE0306
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE020A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-de020a: #DE020A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE020A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de020a': '#DE020A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.008, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_de020a">#DE020A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE020A"

More Red Colors

#DE020A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE020A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE020A?

#DE020A is a mid-tone red — rgb(222, 2, 10) in RGB and hsl(358, 98%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.08.

What is the RGB value of #DE020A?

#DE020A is rgb(222, 2, 10) — red 222, green 2, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE020A?

#DE020A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 95%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE020A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DE020A scores 5.1:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE020A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE020A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.6, which is visibly different.

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