Recognised as Colour

#DD4042

#DD4042
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DD4042 is a red with RGB values 221, 64, 66 and HSL 359°, 70%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DD4042#DD4042

HEX#DD4042

RGBrgb(221, 64, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.251, 0.2588

RGB percentages86.7%, 25.1%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(359.2, 69.8%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.2, 71%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 71%, 70.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,499,906

CSS custom property--colour: #DD4042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#22BFBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6440no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#94863Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F30043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.3 Firebrick · ΔE 13.2 Tomato · ΔE 16.1 Brown · ΔE 18 Indian red · ΔE 20.4 Salmon · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40DDDB

Analogous#DD4091, #DD8D40

Triadic#42DD40, #4042DD

Split complementary#40DD8D, #4091DD

Tetradic#90DD40, #40DDDB, #8C40DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCEDED

Lighter +30%#F4C2C3

Lighter +20%#EC9798

Lighter +10%#E56B6D

Darker −10%#C72325

Darker −20%#9B1C1D

Darker −30%#701415

Darker −40%#450C0D

More saturated +25%#F92427

Less saturated −25%#C15C5D

Channel breakdown

R221

G64

B66

Red221 (86.7%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue359.24°

Saturation (HSL)69.78%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 40 · B 42

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