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Recognised as Colour

#DD498C

  • #DD498C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#DD498C is a red with RGB values 221, 73, 140 and HSL 333°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#DD498C#DD498C
HEX#DD498C
RGBrgb(221, 73, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.2863, 0.549
RGB percentages86.7%, 28.6%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(332.8, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.8, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 67%, 36.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,502,284
CSS custom property--colour: #DD498C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#22B673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#64708Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C8B89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EE3B65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 12.8Medium violet red · ΔE 16Pale violetred · ΔE 19.3Deep pink · ΔE 21.8Orchid · ΔE 31.6Indian red · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49DD9A
Analogous#DD49D6, #DD5049
Triadic#8CDD49, #498CDD
Split complementary#49DD50, #49D6DD
Tetradic#D6DD49, #49DD9A, #5049DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF5F9
Lighter +30%#F5CADD
Lighter +20%#ED9FC2
Lighter +10%#E574A7
Darker −10%#CD2672
Darker −20%#A21E5A
Darker −30%#771642
Darker −40%#4C0E2A
More saturated +25%#F82E89
Less saturated −25%#C2648F

Channel breakdown

R221
G73
B140
Red221 (86.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue332.84°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 49 · B 8C

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