Recognised as Colour
#DD5049
- #DD5049
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#DD5049 is a red with RGB values 221, 80, 73 and HSL 3°, 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 Firebrick.
Colour values
#DD5049#DD5049
HEX#DD5049
RGBrgb(221, 80, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3137, 0.2863
RGB percentages86.7%, 31.4%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(2.8, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 63.8%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,504,009
CSS custom property--colour: #DD5049;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#22AFB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#49D6DD
Analogous#DD498C, #DD9A49
Triadic#49DD50, #5049DD
Split complementary#49DD9A, #498CDD
Tetradic#8CDD49, #49D6DD, #9A49DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G80
B73
Red221 (86.7%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue2.84°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 50 · B 49
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