HEX atlas value

#DE5E5E

#DE5E5E is a warm red HEX color close to Indian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 94, 94, HSL 0, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.2434, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#DE5E5E Sample readable text

HEX #DE5E5E

RGB rgb(222, 94, 94)

HSL hsl(0 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 58, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.2434

Contrast Black 5.87:1White 3.58:1

CSS

--color-de5e5e: #DE5E5E;
.background-de5e5e { background-color: #DE5E5E; }
.text-de5e5e { color: #DE5E5E; }

Luminance0.2434

Black text5.87:1AA Pass

White text3.58:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DE5E5E","rgb":[222,94,94],"hsl":[0,66,62],"cmyk":[0,58,58,13],"luminance":0.2434,"contrast":{"black":5.87,"white":3.58}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5EDEDE","hex":"#5EDEDE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.98,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EEAAAA","hex":"#EEAAAA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.97,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DE9E5E","hex":"#DE9E5E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Indian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/de5e5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/indian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/roman-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5EDEDE","analogous":["#DE5E9E","#DE9E5E"],"triadic":["#5EDE5E","#5E5EDE"],"tetradic":["#9EDE5E","#5EDEDE","#9E5EDE"],"splitComplementary":["#5EDE9E","#5E9EDE"],"monochromatic":["#EEAAAA","#DE5E5E","#BA2626"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEAAAA","dark":"#BA2626","saturated":"#F34949","desaturated":"#C97373","pastel":"#EFCDCD","neon":"#FF6666"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"roman-red","name":"Roman Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"blush","name":"Blush","hex":"#DE5D83","distance":37.013511046643494}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DE5E5E

#DE5E5E is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #DE5E5E is visually closest to Indian Red, a named red color with HEX #CD5C5C.

The RGB channels are 222, 94, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 66% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.2434, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.87:1AA Pass

White text3.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DE5E5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.87:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#5EDEDE#000000 text · best 12.98:1#5EDEDE

#EEAAAA#000000 text · best 10.97:1#EEAAAA

#DE9E5E#000000 text · best 9.16:1#DE9E5E

Burnt Sienna#000000 text · best 7.08:1#E97451

Terracotta#000000 text · best 6.79:1#E2725B

Generated Palette

#DE5E5E#DE5E5E

#5EDEDE#5EDEDE

#DE5E9E#DE5E9E

#DE9E5E#DE9E5E

#EEAAAA#EEAAAA

#BA2626#BA2626

Color Harmonies

#5EDEDE#5EDEDE

#DE5E9E#DE5E9E

#DE9E5E#DE9E5E

#5EDE5E#5EDE5E

#5E5EDE#5E5EDE

Variants

#EEAAAA#EEAAAA

#BA2626#BA2626

#F34949#F34949

#C97373#C97373

#EFCDCD#EFCDCD

#FF6666#FF6666

Nearest Named Colors

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

Terracotta#E2725B

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Blush#DE5D83

#DE5E5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DE5E5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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