Recognised as Colour

#DD4978

#DD4978
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD4978 is a red with RGB values 221, 73, 120 and HSL 341°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD4978#DD4978

HEX#DD4978

RGBrgb(221, 73, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2863, 0.4706

RGB percentages86.7%, 28.6%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(340.9, 68.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.9, 67%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 67%, 45.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,502,264

CSS custom property--colour: #DD4978;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#22B687

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696D79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#908B75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F0335Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.8 Hot pink · ΔE 20.8 Indian red · ΔE 22.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.1 Light coral · ΔE 25.9 Deep pink · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49DDAE

Analogous#DD49C2, #DD6449

Triadic#78DD49, #4978DD

Split complementary#49DD64, #49C2DD

Tetradic#C2DD49, #49DDAE, #6449DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF5F8

Lighter +30%#F5CAD8

Lighter +20%#ED9FB8

Lighter +10%#E57498

Darker −10%#CD265B

Darker −20%#A21E48

Darker −30%#771635

Darker −40%#4C0E22

More saturated +25%#F82E6E

Less saturated −25%#C26482

Channel breakdown

R221

G73

B120

Red221 (86.7%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue340.95°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 49 · B 78

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