Colour
#DD2A20
- #DD2A20
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DD2A20 is a red with RGB values 221, 42, 32 and HSL 3°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DD2A20#DD2A20
HEX#DD2A20
RGBrgb(221, 42, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1647, 0.1255
RGB percentages86.7%, 16.5%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(3.2, 74.7%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 85.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 81%, 85.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,494,240
CSS custom property--colour: #DD2A20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 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#22D5DF
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#20D3DD
Analogous#DD2074, #DD8920
Triadic#20DD2A, #2A20DD
Split complementary#20DD88, #2075DD
Tetradic#74DD20, #20D3DD, #8820DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G42
B32
Red221 (86.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue3.17°
Saturation (HSL)74.7%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 2A · B 20
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