Colour

#DD496A

#DD496A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DD496A is a red with RGB values 221, 73, 106 and HSL 347°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#DD496A

RGBrgb(221, 73, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2863, 0.4157

RGB percentages86.7%, 28.6%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(346.6, 68.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.6, 67%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 67%, 52%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,502,250

CSS custom property--colour: #DD496A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#22B695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6C6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#938A66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F12D56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 16.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.9 Light coral · ΔE 22 Crimson · ΔE 23.5 Brown · ΔE 24.9 Salmon · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49DDBC

Analogous#DD49B4, #DD7249

Triadic#6ADD49, #496ADD

Split complementary#49DD72, #49B4DD

Tetradic#B4DD49, #49DDBC, #7249DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF5F7

Lighter +30%#F5CAD4

Lighter +20%#ED9FB0

Lighter +10%#E5748D

Darker −10%#CD264B

Darker −20%#A21E3C

Darker −30%#77162C

Darker −40%#4C0E1C

More saturated +25%#F82E5B

Less saturated −25%#C26479

Channel breakdown

R221

G73

B106

Red221 (86.7%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue346.62°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 49 · B 6A

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