Colour

#DD5577

#DD5577
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD5577 is a red with RGB values 221, 85, 119 and HSL 345°, 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

#DD5577#DD5577

HEX#DD5577

HEX (short)#D57

RGBrgb(221, 85, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3333, 0.4667

RGB percentages86.7%, 33.3%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(345, 66.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345, 61.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 61.5%, 46.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,505,335

CSS custom property--colour: #DD5577;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143 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#747474

Inverted#22AA88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727378no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#958E74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F04262no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 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

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.6 Indian red · ΔE 17.1 Light coral · ΔE 19.9 Hot pink · ΔE 23.8 Salmon · ΔE 25.5 Brown · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55DDBB

Analogous#DD55BB, #DD7755

Triadic#77DD55, #5577DD

Split complementary#55DD77, #55BBDD

Tetradic#BBDD55, #55DDBB, #7755DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7D5DD

Lighter +20%#EEAABB

Lighter +10%#E57F99

Darker −10%#D52A55

Darker −20%#AA2244

Darker −30%#801933

Darker −40%#551122

More saturated +25%#F73B6A

Less saturated −25%#C36E84

Channel breakdown

R221

G85

B119

Red221 (86.7%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue345°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 55 · B 77

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