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What color is DE072B?

The RGB color code for color number #DE072B is RGB(222, 7, 43). In the RGB color model, #DE072B has a red value of 222, a green value of 7, and a blue value of 43. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 96.8% magenta, 80.6% yellow, and 12.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 350° (degrees), 93.9 % saturation, and 44.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #DE072B has a hue of 350° (degrees), 96.8 % saturation and 87.1 % brightness/value.



Color DE072B is cool or warm?

Color DE072B is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #DE072B? (For interior and product design)

DE072B has an LRV of nearly 16. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#DE072B

Light Color


Compare LRV 16 of #DE072B with dark and light Color




Is #DE072B Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color DE072B meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #DE072B color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(222, 7, 43)
Red
222 (87.1%)
Green
7 (2.7%)
Blue
43 (16.9%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
96.85%
Yellow
80.63%
Key
12.94%

HSL

HSL(349.95deg, 93.9 %, 44.9 %)

Hue
349.95°
Saturation
93.89 %.
Lightness
44.90 %.

RYB

RYB(217, 33, 50)
Red
217 (85.3%)
Yellow
33 (12.7%)
Blue
50 (19.4%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
349.95°
Saturation
96.85 %.
Brightness / Value
87.06 %.

HWB

H: 349.95°

W: 2.75 %

B: 12.94 %

XYZ

X : 30.64

Y : 15.86

Z : 3.73

YXY

Y1 : 15.86

X : 0.61

Y2 : 0.32

CMY

C : 12.94%

M : 97.25%

Y : 83.14%


LRV

~ 15.9 %

Munsell Color System

5.5R 4.5/18.8

CIE-Lab

L : 46.78

A : 72.2

B : 43.29

CIE-Lch

L : 46.78

C : 84.18

H : 30.95

CIE-Luv

L : 46.78

U : 146.17

V : 25.5

Hunter-Lab

L : 39.82

A : 67.65

B : 22.32






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #DE072B


Here are the colors similar to DE072B. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#E2062C
Medium Candy Apple Red
ΔE - 0.84 (99.2% similar)
#E60026
Spanish Red (Rojo)
ΔE - 2.14 (97.9% similar)
#E30022
Cadmium Red
ΔE - 2.36 (97.6% similar)
#CE2029
Fire Engine Red
ΔE - 2.85 (97.2% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to DE072B.


#E4002B
PANTONE 185 C
ΔE - 1.16 (98.8% similar)
#D22630
PANTONE 1795 C
ΔE - 2.06 (97.9% similar)
#CB2C30
PANTONE 711 C
ΔE - 3.21 (96.8% similar)
#D50032
PANTONE 199 C
ΔE - 3.37 (96.6% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to DE072B.




RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to DE072B.


#CC2C24
RAL 3028 - Pure Red
ΔE - 4.45 (95.6% similar)
#C73F4A
RAL 3018 - Strawberry Red
ΔE - 7.24 (92.8% similar)
#BF3922
RAL 2002 - Vermilion
ΔE - 7.65 (92.4% similar)


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to DE072B.


#CB4543
RAL 030 50 60 - Holland Red
ΔE - 5.75 (94.3% similar)
#D1462C
RAL 040 50 70 - Pompeii Red
ΔE - 7.75 (92.2% similar)


British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to DE072B.




Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag



#DB1F29
Adobe Creative Cloud Red
ΔE - 1.78 (98.2% similar)
#EC0023
Pinterest Red
ΔE - 3.74 (96.3% similar)




Paint color for Hex #DE072B


Here are the paint colors similar to DE072B. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Valspar

Hex color DE072B similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #DE072B to Valspar


#D03739
Red Bliss (1010-1)
ΔE - 3.49 (96.5% similar)
#C23730
Scarlet Tanager (M212)
ΔE - 5.07 (94.9% similar)
#BF3934
Oh So Red (1009-1)
ΔE - 5.49 (94.5% similar)
#D63D2B
Scarlet Sun (1011-1)
ΔE - 5.91 (94.1% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color DE072B similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #DE072B to Benjamin Moore


#CA2C2C
Ruby Red (2001-10)
ΔE - 3.54 (96.5% similar)
#C92E2E
Red (2000-10)
ΔE - 3.64 (96.4% similar)
#CF312B
Vermilion (2002-10)
ΔE - 3.64 (96.4% similar)
#D5393F
Bonfire (2001-20)
ΔE - 4.14 (95.9% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color DE072B similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #DE072B to Dunn-Edwards


#D63D3B
Red Power (DEA 108)
ΔE - 4.24 (95.8% similar)
#CB3D3C
Heart Throb (DET 412)
ΔE - 4.49 (95.5% similar)
#BC3033
Hot Jazz (DEA 107)
ΔE - 5.97 (94.0% similar)
#C93543
Red Icon (DEA 104)
ΔE - 5.97 (94.0% similar)


Behr

Hex color DE072B similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #DE072B to Behr


#C93F38
100 Mph (P170-7)
ΔE - 4.78 (95.2% similar)
#BE3C37
Flirt Alert (P150-7)
ΔE - 5.80 (94.2% similar)
#CF4944
Race Car Stripe (P170-6)
ΔE - 6.21 (93.8% similar)
#D04838
Top Tomato (P180-7)
ΔE - 6.43 (93.6% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color DE072B similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #DE072B to Sherwin Williams


#C33A36
Stop (SW 6869)
ΔE - 4.95 (95.1% similar)
#BF2D32
Real Red (SW 6868)
ΔE - 5.44 (94.6% similar)
#B8473D
Habanero Chile (SW 7589)
ΔE - 7.59 (92.4% similar)
#C04D35
Cayenne (SW 6881)
ΔE - 8.69 (91.3% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color DE072B similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #DE072B to PPG Paints


#C6494C
Burnt Red (PPG1188-7)
ΔE - 7.55 (92.4% similar)
#C53A4B
Calypso Berry (PPG1185-7)
ΔE - 8.11 (91.9% similar)
#B44940
Teaberry Blossom (PPG1189-7)
ΔE - 8.40 (91.6% similar)
#D1584C
Wet Coral (PPG1189-6)
ΔE - 9.28 (90.7% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color DE072B similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #DE072B to Farrow & Ball


#BA4845
Romesco (CB4)
ΔE - 7.80 (92.2% similar)
#A75346
Bamboozle (304)
ΔE - 11.74 (88.3% similar)
#CF5E3E
Charlotte's Locks (268)
ΔE - 12.28 (87.7% similar)
#9C4547
Incarnadine (248)
ΔE - 13.36 (86.6% similar)







Color Combinations


#DE072B color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



DE072B
Medium Candy Apple Red*

07DEBA
Turquoise*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #DE072B?

Color that best contrast with #DE072B is #07DEBA, color name is Turquoise*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #DE072B?

Complementary or Opposite color for #DE072B is #07DEBA, color name is Turquoise*.





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