Recognised as Colour

#DD2943

#DD2943
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DD2943 is a red with RGB values 221, 41, 67 and HSL 351°, 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

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HEX#DD2943

RGBrgb(221, 41, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1608, 0.2627

RGB percentages86.7%, 16.1%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(351.3, 72.6%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 81.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 81.4%, 69.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,494,019

CSS custom property--colour: #DD2943;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#22D6BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625B42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E813Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F30035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 4.3 Firebrick · ΔE 16.3 Brown · ΔE 21.1 Tomato · ΔE 22.3 Indian red · ΔE 25 Dark red · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 4.35, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29DDC3

Analogous#DD299D, #DD6929

Triadic#43DD29, #2943DD

Split complementary#29DD69, #299DDD

Tetradic#9DDD29, #29DDC3, #6929DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9D9DE

Lighter +30%#F2ADB7

Lighter +20%#EB8190

Lighter +10%#E4556A

Darker −10%#B61D33

Darker −20%#8A1627

Darker −30%#5E0F1A

Darker −40%#32080E

More saturated +25%#FC0A2D

Less saturated −25%#BE4859

Channel breakdown

R221

G41

B67

Red221 (86.7%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue351.33°

Saturation (HSL)72.58%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 29 · B 43

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