Recognised as Colour

#DC4455

#DC4455
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DC4455 is a red with RGB values 220, 68, 85 and HSL 353°, 68%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#DC4455

RGBrgb(220, 68, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2667, 0.3333

RGB percentages86.3%, 26.7%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(353.3, 68.5%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.3, 69.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 69.1%, 61.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,435,413

CSS custom property--colour: #DC4455;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#23BBAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6755no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#938751no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F11B4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.1 Indian red · ΔE 15.2 Brown · ΔE 18.5 Firebrick · ΔE 18.6 Salmon · ΔE 21.6 Light coral · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44DCCB

Analogous#DC44A1, #DC7F44

Triadic#55DC44, #4455DC

Split complementary#44DC7F, #44A1DC

Tetradic#A1DC44, #44DCCB, #7F44DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF0F1

Lighter +30%#F4C5CA

Lighter +20%#EC9AA3

Lighter +10%#E46F7C

Darker −10%#C82538

Darker −20%#9D1D2C

Darker −30%#721520

Darker −40%#470D14

More saturated +25%#F8283F

Less saturated −25%#C0606B

Channel breakdown

R220

G68

B85

Red220 (86.3%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue353.29°

Saturation (HSL)68.47%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 44 · B 55

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