Recognised as Colour
#DD4643
- #DD4643
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#DD4643 is a red with RGB values 221, 70, 67 and HSL 1°, 69%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#DD4643#DD4643
HEX#DD4643
RGBrgb(221, 70, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2745, 0.2627
RGB percentages86.7%, 27.5%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(1.2, 69.4%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 69.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 68.3%, 69.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,501,443
CSS custom property--colour: #DD4643;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#22B9BC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#43DADD
Analogous#DD438D, #DD9343
Triadic#43DD46, #4643DD
Split complementary#43DD93, #438DDD
Tetradic#8DDD43, #43DADD, #9343DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G70
B67
Red221 (86.7%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue1.17°
Saturation (HSL)69.37%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 46 · B 43
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