Recognised as Colour
#DD2644
- #DD2644
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DD2644 is a red with RGB values 221, 38, 68 and HSL 350°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DD2644#DD2644
HEX#DD2644
RGBrgb(221, 38, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.149, 0.2667
RGB percentages86.7%, 14.9%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(350.2, 72.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.2, 82.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 82.8%, 69.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,493,252
CSS custom property--colour: #DD2644;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#22D9BB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#26DDBF
Analogous#DD269F, #DD6326
Triadic#44DD26, #2644DD
Split complementary#26DD63, #26A0DD
Tetradic#A0DD26, #26DDBF, #6426DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G38
B68
Red221 (86.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue350.16°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 26 · B 44
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