Recognised as Colour

#DD0246

#DD0246
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DD0246 is a red with RGB values 221, 2, 70 and HSL 341°, 98%, 44%. 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

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HEX#DD0246

RGBrgb(221, 2, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.0078, 0.2745

RGB percentages86.7%, 0.8%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(341.4, 98.2%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 99.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 99.1%, 68.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,484,038

CSS custom property--colour: #DD0246;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#22FDB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585446no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7D40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F30029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 6.8 Firebrick · ΔE 21.7 Brown · ΔE 25.6 Tomato · ΔE 29 Indian red · ΔE 29.7 Dark red · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02DD99

Analogous#DD02B3, #DD2C02

Triadic#46DD02, #0246DD

Split complementary#02DD2C, #02B3DD

Tetradic#B3DD02, #02DD99, #2C02DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEADC6

Lighter +30%#FE7AA3

Lighter +20%#FD4880

Lighter +10%#FD155D

Darker −10%#AA0236

Darker −20%#780126

Darker −30%#450116

Darker −40%#130006

More saturated +25%#DF0045

Less saturated −25%#C11E51

Channel breakdown

R221

B70

Red221 (86.7%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue341.37°

Saturation (HSL)98.21%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 02 · B 46

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