Recognised as Colour

#DD204A

#DD204A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DD204A is a red with RGB values 221, 32, 74 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

#DD204A#DD204A

HEX#DD204A

RGBrgb(221, 32, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1255, 0.2902

RGB percentages86.7%, 12.5%, 29%

HSLhsl(346.7, 74.7%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 85.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 85.5%, 66.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,491,722

CSS custom property--colour: #DD204A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#22DFB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E594Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8044no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F30034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 7.2 Firebrick · ΔE 20 Brown · ΔE 23.1 Indian red · ΔE 25.9 Tomato · ΔE 27.1 Dark red · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20DDB3

Analogous#DD20A8, #DD5520

Triadic#4ADD20, #204ADD

Split complementary#20DD55, #20A8DD

Tetradic#A8DD20, #20DDB3, #5520DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D1DA

Lighter +30%#F2A4B5

Lighter +20%#EB7891

Lighter +10%#E54B6D

Darker −10%#B01A3B

Darker −20%#84132C

Darker −30%#570D1D

Darker −40%#2B060E

More saturated +25%#FD0038

Less saturated −25%#BD405C

Channel breakdown

R221

G32

B74

Red221 (86.7%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue346.67°

Saturation (HSL)74.7%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 20 · B 4A

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