Recognised as Colour
#DD4535
- #DD4535
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DD4535 is a red with RGB values 221, 69, 53 and HSL 6°, 71%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DD4535#DD4535
HEX#DD4535
RGBrgb(221, 69, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2706, 0.2078
RGB percentages86.7%, 27.1%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(5.7, 71.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.7, 76%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 68.8%, 76%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,501,173
CSS custom property--colour: #DD4535;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#22BACA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35CDDD
Analogous#DD3579, #DD9935
Triadic#35DD45, #4535DD
Split complementary#35DD99, #3579DD
Tetradic#79DD35, #35CDDD, #9935DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G69
B53
Red221 (86.7%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue5.71°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 45 · B 35
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