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Recognised as Colour

#DD5158

  • #DD5158
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#DD5158 is a red with RGB values 221, 81, 88 and HSL 357°, 67%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DD5158#DD5158
HEX#DD5158
RGBrgb(221, 81, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3176, 0.3451
RGB percentages86.7%, 31.8%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(357, 67.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357, 63.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 63.3%, 60.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,504,280
CSS custom property--colour: #DD5158;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#22AEA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#756E57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#988C54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F23455no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#51DDD6
Analogous#DD519E, #DD9051
Triadic#58DD51, #5158DD
Split complementary#51DD90, #519EDD
Tetradic#9EDD51, #51DDD6, #9051DD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEFCFC
Lighter +30%#F6D1D3
Lighter +20%#EEA6AA
Lighter +10%#E57C81
Darker −10%#D22931
Darker −20%#A72127
Darker −30%#7D181D
Darker −40%#521013
More saturated +25%#F73741
Less saturated −25%#C36B6F

Channel breakdown

R221
G81
B88
Red221 (86.7%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue357°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 51 · B 58

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