Recognised as Colour
#DD0935
- #DD0935
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DD0935 is a red with RGB values 221, 9, 53 and HSL 348°, 92%, 45%. 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
#DD0935#DD0935
HEX#DD0935
RGBrgb(221, 9, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.0353, 0.2078
RGB percentages86.7%, 3.5%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(347.5, 92.2%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.5, 95.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 95.9%, 76%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,485,813
CSS custom property--colour: #DD0935;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#22F6CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#09DDB1
Analogous#DD099F, #DD4709
Triadic#35DD09, #0935DD
Split complementary#09DD47, #099FDD
Tetradic#9FDD09, #09DDB1, #4709DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G9
B53
Red221 (86.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue347.55°
Saturation (HSL)92.17%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 09 · B 35
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