Colour

#DD3C51

#DD3C51
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DD3C51 is a red with RGB values 221, 60, 81 and HSL 352°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#DD3C51

RGBrgb(221, 60, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2353, 0.3176

RGB percentages86.7%, 23.5%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(352.2, 70.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.2, 72.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 72.9%, 63.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,498,897

CSS custom property--colour: #DD3C51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#22C3AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696451no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#92864Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original

Tritanopia#F20045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.9 Firebrick · ΔE 18 Indian red · ΔE 18.4 Brown · ΔE 19.2 Tomato · ΔE 23.9 Salmon · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CDDC8

Analogous#DD3CA2, #DD773C

Triadic#51DD3C, #3C51DD

Split complementary#3CDD77, #3CA2DD

Tetradic#A2DD3C, #3CDDC8, #773CDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBEAEC

Lighter +30%#F4BEC5

Lighter +20%#EC939F

Lighter +10%#E56778

Darker −10%#C42237

Darker −20%#981B2B

Darker −30%#6D131F

Darker −40%#420B12

More saturated +25%#FA1F3C

Less saturated −25%#C05966

Channel breakdown

R221

G60

B81

Red221 (86.7%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue352.17°

Saturation (HSL)70.31%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 3C · B 51

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Colour values

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