Recognised as Colour
#DD2835
- #DD2835
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DD2835 is a red with RGB values 221, 40, 53 and HSL 356°, 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
#DD2835#DD2835
HEX#DD2835
RGBrgb(221, 40, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1569, 0.2078
RGB percentages86.7%, 15.7%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(355.7, 72.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 81.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 81.9%, 76%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,493,749
CSS custom property--colour: #DD2835;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#22D7CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#28DDD0
Analogous#DD288F, #DD7628
Triadic#35DD28, #2835DD
Split complementary#28DD75, #288FDD
Tetradic#8FDD28, #28DDD0, #7628DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G40
B53
Red221 (86.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue355.69°
Saturation (HSL)72.69%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 28 · B 35
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