Recognised as Colour

#DD5575

#DD5575
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD5575 is a red with RGB values 221, 85, 117 and HSL 346°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#DD5575

RGBrgb(221, 85, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3333, 0.4588

RGB percentages86.7%, 33.3%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(345.9, 66.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 61.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 61.5%, 47.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,505,333

CSS custom property--colour: #DD5575;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#22AA8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727376no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#968E72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F04261no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.1 Indian red · ΔE 16.1 Light coral · ΔE 19.2 Salmon · ΔE 24.6 Hot pink · ΔE 24.9 Brown · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55DDBD

Analogous#DD55B9, #DD7955

Triadic#75DD55, #5575DD

Split complementary#55DD79, #55B9DD

Tetradic#B9DD55, #55DDBD, #7955DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7D5DD

Lighter +20%#EEAABA

Lighter +10%#E57F97

Darker −10%#D52A53

Darker −20%#AA2242

Darker −30%#801932

Darker −40%#551121

More saturated +25%#F73B68

Less saturated −25%#C36E83

Channel breakdown

R221

G85

B117

Red221 (86.7%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue345.88°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 55 · B 75

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