Colour

#DD4850

#DD4850
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DD4850 is a red with RGB values 221, 72, 80 and HSL 357°, 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

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HEX#DD4850

RGBrgb(221, 72, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2824, 0.3137

RGB percentages86.7%, 28.2%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(356.8, 68.7%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 67.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 67.4%, 63.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,501,968

CSS custom property--colour: #DD4850;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1

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

Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#22B7AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70694Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#96894Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F2214Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.7 Indian red · ΔE 14.9 Firebrick · ΔE 16.4 Brown · ΔE 17.4 Salmon · ΔE 19.7 Tomato · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48DDD5

Analogous#DD489A, #DD8A48

Triadic#50DD48, #4850DD

Split complementary#48DD8A, #489ADD

Tetradic#9BDD48, #48DDD5, #8B48DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF4F5

Lighter +30%#F5C9CB

Lighter +20%#ED9EA2

Lighter +10%#E57379

Darker −10%#CC262F

Darker −20%#A11E25

Darker −30%#76161B

Darker −40%#4B0E11

More saturated +25%#F82D38

Less saturated −25%#C26368

Channel breakdown

R221

G72

B80

Red221 (86.7%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue356.78°

Saturation (HSL)68.66%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 48 · B 50

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