Colour

#DD204F

#DD204F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DD204F is a red with RGB values 221, 32, 79 and HSL 345°, 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

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HEX#DD204F

RGBrgb(221, 32, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1255, 0.3098

RGB percentages86.7%, 12.5%, 31%

HSLhsl(345.1, 74.7%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.1, 85.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 85.5%, 64.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,491,727

CSS custom property--colour: #DD204F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#22DFB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5A4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B804Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F30036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.1 Firebrick · ΔE 21.9 Brown · ΔE 24 Indian red · ΔE 25.8 Tomato · ΔE 29.4 Salmon · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20DDAE

Analogous#DD20AE, #DD4F20

Triadic#4FDD20, #204FDD

Split complementary#20DD4F, #20AEDD

Tetradic#AEDD20, #20DDAE, #4F20DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D1DB

Lighter +30%#F2A4B7

Lighter +20%#EB7894

Lighter +10%#E54B71

Darker −10%#B01A3F

Darker −20%#84132F

Darker −30%#570D1F

Darker −40%#2B060F

More saturated +25%#FD003F

Less saturated −25%#BD405F

Channel breakdown

R221

G32

B79

Red221 (86.7%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue345.08°

Saturation (HSL)74.7%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 20 · B 4F

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