Colour

#DD2277

#DD2277
Red
Dark
Nearest: Deep pink

#DD2277 is a red with RGB values 221, 34, 119 and HSL 333°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#DD2277#DD2277

HEX#DD2277

HEX (short)#D27

RGBrgb(221, 34, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1333, 0.4667

RGB percentages86.7%, 13.3%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(332.7, 73.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.7, 84.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 84.6%, 46.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,492,279

CSS custom property--colour: #DD2277;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1

Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#22DD88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#868273no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F0004Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 15.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 16.5 Hot pink · ΔE 21.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.2 Crimson · ΔE 33.1 Indian red · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22DD88

Analogous#DD22D4, #DD2B22

Triadic#77DD22, #2277DD

Split complementary#22DD2B, #22D4DD

Tetradic#D4DD22, #22DD88, #2B22DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D3E4

Lighter +30%#F1A7C9

Lighter +20%#EB7AAD

Lighter +10%#E44E92

Darker −10%#B11B5F

Darker −20%#851447

Darker −30%#580E30

Darker −40%#2C0718

More saturated +25%#FD0274

Less saturated −25%#BD427A

Channel breakdown

R221

G34

B119

Red221 (86.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue332.73°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 22 · B 77

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