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#DE9182 Color

#DE9182 is rgb(222, 145, 130) in RGB, hsl(10, 58%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 41%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE9182
HEX#DE9182
RGBrgb(222, 145, 130)
HSLhsl(10, 58%, 69%)
HSVhsv(10, 41%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 41%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.097 31.6)
LABlab(67.95% 28.69 20.65)
LCHlch(67.95% 35.35 35.75)

What #DE9182 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 #DE9182, 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.

#DE9182 Channel Values

How #DE9182 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 145 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 58% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 41% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 41% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.48:1 vs white · 8.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE9182 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 text2.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DE9182

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE9182; 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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Tints & Shades of #DE9182

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DE9182.

How #DE9182 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#DE9182
Protanopia#A2A281
Protanomaly#BD9B82
Deuteranopia#AFAF7F
Deuteranomaly#C4A480
Tritanopia#DF8F8F
Tritanomaly#DF908A
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE9182 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de9182: #DE9182;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE9182;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de9182': '#DE9182' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.569, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_de9182">#DE9182</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE9182"

More Red Colors

#DE9182 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE9182 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE9182?

#DE9182 is a light red — rgb(222, 145, 130) in RGB and hsl(10, 58%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.29.

What is the RGB value of #DE9182?

#DE9182 is rgb(222, 145, 130) — red 222, green 145, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE9182?

#DE9182 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 41%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE9182 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE9182 scores 2.48:1 against white and 8.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE9182 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE9182 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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