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#DE175D Color

#DE175D is rgb(222, 23, 93) in RGB, hsl(339, 81%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 58%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ruby (#E0115F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE175D
HEX#DE175D
RGBrgb(222, 23, 93)
HSLhsl(339, 81%, 48%)
HSVhsv(339, 90%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 58%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.224 9.6)
LABlab(48.92% 72.53 16.67)
LCHlch(48.92% 74.42 12.94)

What #DE175D 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 #DE175D, 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 pink in the library.

#DE175D Channel Values

How #DE175D 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 23 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 81% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 90% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 58% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE175D 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DE175D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE175D; 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 #DE175D

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 #DE175D.

How #DE175D 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#DE175D
Protanopia#66665C
Protanomaly#A4515C
Deuteranopia#888854
Deuteranomaly#B16D58
Tritanopia#DC2828
Tritanomaly#DD2243
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE175D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de175d: #DE175D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE175D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de175d': '#DE175D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.090, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_de175d">#DE175D</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE175D"

More Pink Colors

#DE175D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE175D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE175D?

#DE175D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(222, 23, 93) in RGB and hsl(339, 81%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ruby (#E0115F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.6.

What is the RGB value of #DE175D?

#DE175D is rgb(222, 23, 93) — red 222, green 23, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE175D?

#DE175D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 58%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE175D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DE175D scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE175D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE175D 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 18.88, which is visibly different.

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