Recognised as Colour
#DD3143
- #DD3143
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DD3143 is a red with RGB values 221, 49, 67 and HSL 354°, 72%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DD3143#DD3143
HEX#DD3143
RGBrgb(221, 49, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.1922, 0.2627
RGB percentages86.7%, 19.2%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(353.7, 71.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.7, 77.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 77.8%, 69.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,496,067
CSS custom property--colour: #DD3143;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#22CEBC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#31DDCB
Analogous#DD3199, #DD7531
Triadic#43DD31, #3143DD
Split complementary#31DD75, #3199DD
Tetradic#99DD31, #31DDCB, #7531DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G49
B67
Red221 (86.7%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue353.72°
Saturation (HSL)71.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 31 · B 43
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