Recognised as Colour
#DD131F
- #DD131F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DD131F is a red with RGB values 221, 19, 31 and HSL 356°, 84%, 47%. 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
#DD131F#DD131F
HEX#DD131F
RGBrgb(221, 19, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.0745, 0.1216
RGB percentages86.7%, 7.5%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(356.4, 84.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.4, 91.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 91.4%, 86%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,488,351
CSS custom property--colour: #DD131F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 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#3F3F3F
Inverted#22ECE0
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#13DDD1
Analogous#DD1384, #DD6C13
Triadic#1FDD13, #131FDD
Split complementary#13DD6C, #1384DD
Tetradic#84DD13, #13DDD1, #6C13DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G19
B31
Red221 (86.7%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue356.44°
Saturation (HSL)84.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 13 · B 1F
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