Colour

#DD5657

#DD5657
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DD5657 is a red with RGB values 221, 86, 87 and HSL 360°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#DD5657

RGBrgb(221, 86, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3373, 0.3412

RGB percentages86.7%, 33.7%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(359.6, 66.5%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.6, 61.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 61.1%, 60.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,505,559

CSS custom property--colour: #DD5657;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#22A9A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#787156no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8E54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F13B58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.7 Salmon · ΔE 14.7 Light coral · ΔE 17 Brown · ΔE 17.8 Firebrick · ΔE 19 Crimson · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56DDDC

Analogous#DD569B, #DD9956

Triadic#57DD56, #5657DD

Split complementary#56DD99, #569BDD

Tetradic#9BDD56, #56DDDC, #9856DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7D5D6

Lighter +20%#EEABAB

Lighter +10%#E68081

Darker −10%#D42C2D

Darker −20%#AB2223

Darker −30%#801A1B

Darker −40%#561112

More saturated +25%#F63D3E

Less saturated −25%#C46F70

Channel breakdown

R221

G86

B87

Red221 (86.7%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue359.56°

Saturation (HSL)66.5%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 56 · B 57

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