Recognised as Colour
#DD212A
- #DD212A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DD212A is a red with RGB values 221, 33, 42 and HSL 357°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DD212A#DD212A
HEX#DD212A
RGBrgb(221, 33, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1294, 0.1647
RGB percentages86.7%, 12.9%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(357.1, 74%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 85.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 85.1%, 81%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,491,946
CSS custom property--colour: #DD212A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#22DED5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21DDD4
Analogous#DD2188, #DD7621
Triadic#2ADD21, #212ADD
Split complementary#21DD76, #2188DD
Tetradic#88DD21, #21DDD4, #7621DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G33
B42
Red221 (86.7%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue357.13°
Saturation (HSL)74.02%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 21 · B 2A
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