Information about #DE171B color

#DE171B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DE171B belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(222, 23, 27) — 87.1% red, 9% green, 10.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 78 / 76 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DE171B is a strongly colored earthy red that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rich Red (#E11218). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Virgin Lust (#E4181E) and Love Red (#E41B17).

The recipe behind #DE171B is rgb(222, 23, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #DE171B: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. #DE171B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DE171B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DE171B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#EA3E41

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#EF6E71

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#F49EA0

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#F9CECF

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White

#FFFFFF

#DE171B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DE171B

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#B11215

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#840D0F

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#58090A

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#2C0405

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Black

#000000

#DE171B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DE171B

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#CB2B2E

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#B83F41

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#A65456

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#92696A

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Grey

#808080

#DE171B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B9DD17

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#DDB217

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#DD6317

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#DE171B

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#DD1769

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#DD17B9

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#B217DD

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#DE171B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#DE171B
#DE171B

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#17DEDA
#17DEDA

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#DE171B
#DE171B

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#177EDE
#177EDE

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#17DE77
#17DE77

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#DE7717
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#DE171B
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#DE177E
#DE177E

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#DE171B
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#1BDE17
#1BDE17

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#171BDE
#171BDE

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#DE171B
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#DEDA17
#DEDA17

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#17DEDA
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#171BDE
#171BDE

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#DE171B
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#7EDE17
#7EDE17

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#17DEDA
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#7717DE
#7717DE

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Nearest named colors to #DE171B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rich Red color link
Rich Red

#E11218

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Maximum Red color link
Maximum Red

#D92121

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Cadmium Red Deep color link
Cadmium Red Deep

#E3170D

Pursuit color link
Pursuit

#D9251D

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Google Red color link
Google Red

#D50F25

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

#DE171B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#DE171B color image #DE171B color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DE171B
  • RGB222, 23, 27
  • CMYK0, 78, 76, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 23, 27)
  • HSL359°, 81%, 48%
  • HSL Precise358.794°, 81.224%, 48.039%
  • HSV359°, 90%, 87%
  • HSB359°, 90%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.090, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.090, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.090, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDE171B
  • DECIMAL ID14554907
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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