Recognised as Colour

#DD515F

#DD515F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DD515F is a red with RGB values 221, 81, 95 and HSL 354°, 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

#DD515F#DD515F

HEX#DD515F

RGBrgb(221, 81, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3176, 0.3725

RGB percentages86.7%, 31.8%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(354, 67.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354, 63.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 63.3%, 57%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,504,287

CSS custom property--colour: #DD515F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#22AEA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#746F5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#978C5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F13657no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 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 text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.8 Light coral · ΔE 17.7 Salmon · ΔE 18.2 Brown · ΔE 19.7 Crimson · ΔE 20.6 Firebrick · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51DDCF

Analogous#DD51A5, #DD8951

Triadic#5FDD51, #515FDD

Split complementary#51DD89, #51A5DD

Tetradic#A5DD51, #51DDCF, #8951DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCFC

Lighter +30%#F6D1D5

Lighter +20%#EEA6AD

Lighter +10%#E57C86

Darker −10%#D2293A

Darker −20%#A7212E

Darker −30%#7D1822

Darker −40%#521017

More saturated +25%#F7374A

Less saturated −25%#C36B74

Channel breakdown

R221

G81

B95

Red221 (86.7%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue354°

Saturation (HSL)67.31%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 51 · B 5F

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