Recognised as Colour

#DD4952

#DD4952
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DD4952 is a red with RGB values 221, 73, 82 and HSL 356°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#DD4952

RGBrgb(221, 73, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2863, 0.3216

RGB percentages86.7%, 28.6%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(356.4, 68.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.4, 67%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 67%, 62.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,502,226

CSS custom property--colour: #DD4952;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#22B6AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706A51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#96894Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F2244Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.2 Crimson · ΔE 15.4 Firebrick · ΔE 17 Brown · ΔE 17.5 Salmon · ΔE 19.4 Tomato · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49DDD4

Analogous#DD499C, #DD8A49

Triadic#52DD49, #4952DD

Split complementary#49DD8A, #499CDD

Tetradic#9CDD49, #49DDD4, #8A49DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF5F5

Lighter +30%#F5CACD

Lighter +20%#ED9FA4

Lighter +10%#E5747B

Darker −10%#CD2630

Darker −20%#A21E26

Darker −30%#77161C

Darker −40%#4C0E12

More saturated +25%#F82E3A

Less saturated −25%#C2646A

Channel breakdown

R221

G73

B82

Red221 (86.7%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue356.35°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 49 · B 52

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