Recognised as Colour
#DD4650
- #DD4650
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DD4650 is a red with RGB values 221, 70, 80 and HSL 356°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DD4650#DD4650
HEX#DD4650
RGBrgb(221, 70, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2745, 0.3137
RGB percentages86.7%, 27.5%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(356, 68.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356, 68.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 68.3%, 63.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,501,456
CSS custom property--colour: #DD4650;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#22B9AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#46DDD3
Analogous#DD469B, #DD8746
Triadic#50DD46, #4650DD
Split complementary#46DD88, #469BDD
Tetradic#9CDD46, #46DDD3, #8846DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G70
B80
Red221 (86.7%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue356.03°
Saturation (HSL)68.95%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 46 · B 50
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