Colour

#DD004F

#DD004F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DD004F is a red with RGB values 221, 0, 79 and HSL 339°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DD004F#DD004F

HEX#DD004F

RGBrgb(221, 0, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0, 0.3098

RGB percentages86.7%, 0%, 31%

HSLhsl(338.6, 100%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 100%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 64.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,483,535

CSS custom property--colour: #DD004F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#22FFB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565550no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#887D49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78 from the original

Tritanopia#F3002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.1 Firebrick · ΔE 25.2 Brown · ΔE 27.4 Indian red · ΔE 29.8 Deep pink · ΔE 30.9 Tomato · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00DD8E

Analogous#DD00BD, #DD2000

Triadic#4FDD00, #004FDD

Split complementary#00DD1F, #00BEDD

Tetradic#BDDD00, #00DD8E, #2000DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFAAC8

Lighter +30%#FF77A8

Lighter +20%#FF4487

Lighter +10%#FF1166

Darker −10%#AA003D

Darker −20%#77002B

Darker −30%#440018

Darker −40%#110006

More saturated +25%#DD004F

Less saturated −25%#C11C57

Channel breakdown

R221

B79

Red221 (86.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue338.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 00 · B 4F

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