Colour
#DD224D
- #DD224D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DD224D is a red with RGB values 221, 34, 77 and HSL 346°, 73%, 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
#DD224D#DD224D
HEX#DD224D
RGBrgb(221, 34, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1333, 0.302
RGB percentages86.7%, 13.3%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(346.2, 73.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 84.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 84.6%, 65.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,492,237
CSS custom property--colour: #DD224D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#22DDB2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22DDB2
Analogous#DD22AA, #DD5422
Triadic#4DDD22, #224DDD
Split complementary#22DD54, #22AADD
Tetradic#ABDD22, #22DDB2, #5522DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G34
B77
Red221 (86.7%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue346.2°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 22 · B 4D
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