Recognised as Colour

#DD0556

#DD0556
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DD0556 is a red with RGB values 221, 5, 86 and HSL 338°, 96%, 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

#DD0556#DD0556

HEX#DD0556

RGBrgb(221, 5, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.0196, 0.3373

RGB percentages86.7%, 2%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(337.5, 95.6%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 97.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 97.7%, 61.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,484,822

CSS custom property--colour: #DD0556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#22FAA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565657no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#887E51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F20033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16 Deep pink · ΔE 27.4 Firebrick · ΔE 27.9 Brown · ΔE 28.9 Indian red · ΔE 30 Medium violet red · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#05DD8C

Analogous#DD05C2, #DD2005

Triadic#56DD05, #0556DD

Split complementary#05DD20, #05C2DD

Tetradic#C2DD05, #05DD8C, #2005DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDB1CD

Lighter +30%#FC7FAE

Lighter +20%#FB4D8E

Lighter +10%#FA1B6F

Darker −10%#AB0443

Darker −20%#79032F

Darker −30%#47021C

Darker −40%#160008

More saturated +25%#E20055

Less saturated −25%#C1215D

Channel breakdown

R221

B86

Red221 (86.7%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue337.5°

Saturation (HSL)95.58%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 05 · B 56

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