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#DEA1A5 Color

#DEA1A5 is rgb(222, 161, 165) in RGB, hsl(356, 48%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 26%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Pink (#DEA5A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEA1A5
HEX#DEA1A5
RGBrgb(222, 161, 165)
HSLhsl(356, 48%, 75%)
HSVhsv(356, 27%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 26%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.073 14.6)
LABlab(72.28% 23.72 7.36)
LCHlch(72.28% 24.83 17.25)

What #DEA1A5 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 #DEA1A5, 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.

#DEA1A5 Channel Values

How #DEA1A5 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 161 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 48% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 27% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 26% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEA1A5 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEA1A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEA1A5; 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 #DEA1A5

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 #DEA1A5 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#DEA1A5
Protanopia#ADADA5
Protanomaly#C3A9A5
Deuteranopia#B8B8A3
Deuteranomaly#C8AFA4
Tritanopia#DEA2A2
Tritanomaly#DEA1A3
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEA1A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dea1a5: #DEA1A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEA1A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dea1a5': '#DEA1A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.631, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_dea1a5">#DEA1A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEA1A5"

More Red Colors

#DEA1A5 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEA1A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEA1A5?

#DEA1A5 is a light red — rgb(222, 161, 165) in RGB and hsl(356, 48%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Pink (#DEA5A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.97.

What is the RGB value of #DEA1A5?

#DEA1A5 is rgb(222, 161, 165) — red 222, green 161, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEA1A5?

#DEA1A5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 26%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEA1A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEA1A5 scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEA1A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEA1A5 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 10.3, which is visibly different.

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