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#DE355F Color

#DE355F is rgb(222, 53, 95) in RGB, hsl(345, 72%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 57%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerise (#DE3163), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE355F
HEX#DE355F
RGBrgb(222, 53, 95)
HSLhsl(345, 72%, 54%)
HSVhsv(345, 76%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 57%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.204 12)
LABlab(51.27% 66.25 18.56)
LCHlch(51.27% 68.80 15.65)

What #DE355F 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 #DE355F, 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.

#DE355F Channel Values

How #DE355F 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 53 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 72% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 76% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 57% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.39:1 vs white · 4.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE355F 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DE355F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DE355F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE355F; 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 #DE355F

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 #DE355F.

How #DE355F 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#DE355F
Protanopia#6D6D5E
Protanomaly#A75C5E
Deuteranopia#8D8D57
Deuteranomaly#B3745A
Tritanopia#DD3C3C
Tritanomaly#DD394C
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE355F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de355f: #DE355F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE355F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de355f': '#DE355F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.208, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_de355f">#DE355F</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE355F"

More Red Colors

#DE355F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE355F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE355F?

#DE355F is a mid-tone red — rgb(222, 53, 95) in RGB and hsl(345, 72%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerise (#DE3163), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.17.

What is the RGB value of #DE355F?

#DE355F is rgb(222, 53, 95) — red 222, green 53, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE355F?

#DE355F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 57%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE355F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE355F scores 4.39:1 against white and 4.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE355F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE355F 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 17.97, which is visibly different.

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