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#DE7459 Color

#DE7459 is rgb(222, 116, 89) in RGB, hsl(12, 67%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 60%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Terracotta (#E2725B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE7459
HEX#DE7459
RGBrgb(222, 116, 89)
HSLhsl(12, 67%, 61%)
HSVhsv(12, 60%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 60%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.139 35.3)
LABlab(61.11% 40.54 34.49)
LCHlch(61.11% 53.22 40.39)

What #DE7459 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 #DE7459, 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.

#DE7459 Channel Values

How #DE7459 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 116 · B 898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 67% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 60% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 60% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE7459 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DE7459

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE7459; 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 #DE7459

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

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How #DE7459 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#DE7459
Protanopia#8E8E58
Protanomaly#B48458
Deuteranopia#A1A152
Deuteranomaly#BD9155
Tritanopia#DF7171
Tritanomaly#DF7268
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE7459 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de7459: #DE7459;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE7459;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de7459': '#DE7459' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.455, blue: 0.349)
Android XML<color name="color_de7459">#DE7459</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE7459"

More Red Colors

#DE7459 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE7459 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE7459?

#DE7459 is a light red — rgb(222, 116, 89) in RGB and hsl(12, 67%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Terracotta (#E2725B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.68.

What is the RGB value of #DE7459?

#DE7459 is rgb(222, 116, 89) — red 222, green 116, and blue 89 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE7459?

#DE7459 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 60%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE7459 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE7459 scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE7459 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE7459 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 10.06, which is visibly different.

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