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Recognised as Colour

#DD4C79

  • #DD4C79
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD4C79 is a red with RGB values 221, 76, 121 and HSL 341°, 68%, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD4C79#DD4C79
HEX#DD4C79
RGBrgb(221, 76, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.298, 0.4745
RGB percentages86.7%, 29.8%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(341.4, 68.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 65.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 65.6%, 45.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,503,033
CSS custom property--colour: #DD4C79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#22B386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B6F7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#918B76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F0375Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.7Hot pink · ΔE 20.8Indian red · ΔE 21.9Light coral · ΔE 24.9Medium violet red · ΔE 25.7Deep pink · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CDDB0
Analogous#DD4CC2, #DD674C
Triadic#79DD4C, #4C79DD
Split complementary#4CDD67, #4CC2DD
Tetradic#C2DD4C, #4CDDB0, #674CDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF7F9
Lighter +30%#F5CDD9
Lighter +20%#EDA2B9
Lighter +10%#E57799
Darker −10%#CF275B
Darker −20%#A41F48
Darker −30%#791735
Darker −40%#4E0F22
More saturated +25%#F8316F
Less saturated −25%#C26783

Channel breakdown

R221
G76
B121
Red221 (86.7%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue341.38°
Saturation (HSL)68.08%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 4C · B 79

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