Recognised as Colour
#DD2048
- #DD2048
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DD2048 is a red with RGB values 221, 32, 72 and HSL 347°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DD2048#DD2048
HEX#DD2048
RGBrgb(221, 32, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1255, 0.2824
RGB percentages86.7%, 12.5%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(347.3, 74.7%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.3, 85.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 85.5%, 67.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,491,720
CSS custom property--colour: #DD2048;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#22DFB7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#20DDB5
Analogous#DD20A7, #DD5620
Triadic#48DD20, #2048DD
Split complementary#20DD57, #20A7DD
Tetradic#A7DD20, #20DDB5, #5620DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G32
B72
Red221 (86.7%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue347.3°
Saturation (HSL)74.7%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 20 · B 48
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