Recognised as Colour

#D9555D

#D9555D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#D9555D is a red with RGB values 217, 85, 93 and HSL 356°, 63%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#D9555D#D9555D

HEX#D9555D

RGBrgb(217, 85, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.3333, 0.3647

RGB percentages85.1%, 33.3%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(356.4, 63.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.4, 60.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 60.8%, 57.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,243,165

CSS custom property--colour: #D9555D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#26AAA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75705Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#978C5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Tritanopia#ED3D59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.6 Light coral · ΔE 15.7 Salmon · ΔE 16.3 Brown · ΔE 18.5 Firebrick · ΔE 21.4 Crimson · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#55D9D1

Analogous#D9559F, #D98F55

Triadic#5DD955, #555DD9

Split complementary#55D98F, #559FD9

Tetradic#9FD955, #55D9D1, #8F55D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFCFC

Lighter +30%#F5D2D4

Lighter +20%#ECA8AC

Lighter +10%#E27F85

Darker −10%#CD2E38

Darker −20%#A3252C

Darker −30%#7A1B21

Darker −40%#501216

More saturated +25%#F33B46

Less saturated −25%#BF6F74

Channel breakdown

R217

G85

B93

Red217 (85.1%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue356.36°

Saturation (HSL)63.46%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 55 · B 5D

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