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#DE356E Color

#DE356E is rgb(222, 53, 110) in RGB, hsl(340, 72%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 50%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerise (#DE3163), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE356E
HEX#DE356E
RGBrgb(222, 53, 110)
HSLhsl(340, 72%, 54%)
HSVhsv(340, 76%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 50%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.206 6.1)
LABlab(51.55% 67.02 9.86)
LCHlch(51.55% 67.74 8.37)

What #DE356E 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 #DE356E, 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.

#DE356E Channel Values

How #DE356E 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 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 72% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 76% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 50% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.34:1 vs white · 4.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE356E 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 text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DE356E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DE356E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE356E; 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 #DE356E

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 #DE356E.

How #DE356E 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#DE356E
Protanopia#6D6D6D
Protanomaly#A75C6D
Deuteranopia#8D8D67
Deuteranomaly#B3746A
Tritanopia#DC4040
Tritanomaly#DD3C56
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE356E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de356e: #DE356E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE356E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de356e': '#DE356E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.208, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_de356e">#DE356E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE356E"

More Pink Colors

#DE356E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE356E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE356E?

#DE356E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(222, 53, 110) in RGB and hsl(340, 72%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerise (#DE3163), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #DE356E?

#DE356E is rgb(222, 53, 110) — red 222, green 53, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE356E?

#DE356E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 50%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE356E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE356E scores 4.34:1 against white and 4.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE356E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE356E 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 22.15, which is visibly different.

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