Recognised as Colour

#DD518E

#DD518E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#DD518E is a red with RGB values 221, 81, 142 and HSL 334°, 67%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

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HEX#DD518E

RGBrgb(221, 81, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3176, 0.5569

RGB percentages86.7%, 31.8%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(333.9, 67.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.9, 63.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 63.3%, 35.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,504,334

CSS custom property--colour: #DD518E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#22AE71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#697490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8E8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EE4569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 12.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 18.7 Deep pink · ΔE 24.7 Indian red · ΔE 30.6 Orchid · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51DDA0

Analogous#DD51D4, #DD5A51

Triadic#8EDD51, #518EDD

Split complementary#51DD5A, #51D4DD

Tetradic#D4DD51, #51DDA0, #5A51DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCFD

Lighter +30%#F6D1E1

Lighter +20%#EEA6C5

Lighter +10%#E57CAA

Darker −10%#D22973

Darker −20%#A7215B

Darker −30%#7D1844

Darker −40%#52102D

More saturated +25%#F7378B

Less saturated −25%#C36B91

Channel breakdown

R221

G81

B142

Red221 (86.7%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue333.86°

Saturation (HSL)67.31%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 51 · B 8E

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