Colour

#DD0249

#DD0249
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DD0249 is a red with RGB values 221, 2, 73 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#DD0249

RGBrgb(221, 2, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.0078, 0.2863

RGB percentages86.7%, 0.8%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(340.5, 98.2%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.5, 99.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 99.1%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,484,041

CSS custom property--colour: #DD0249;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.3 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 black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#22FDB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585549no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#897D43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F3002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 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 text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 8.5 Firebrick · ΔE 22.7 Brown · ΔE 26 Indian red · ΔE 29.6 Tomato · ΔE 30.3 Dark red · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 8.48, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02DD96

Analogous#DD02B7, #DD2802

Triadic#49DD02, #0249DD

Split complementary#02DD28, #02B7DD

Tetradic#B7DD02, #02DD96, #2802DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEADC7

Lighter +30%#FE7AA5

Lighter +20%#FD4883

Lighter +10%#FD1560

Darker −10%#AA0238

Darker −20%#780128

Darker −30%#450117

Darker −40%#130006

More saturated +25%#DF0048

Less saturated −25%#C11E53

Channel breakdown

R221

B73

Red221 (86.7%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue340.55°

Saturation (HSL)98.21%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 02 · B 49

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