Recognised as Colour

#DD5951

#DD5951
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DD5951 is a red with RGB values 221, 89, 81 and HSL 3°, 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 Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#DD5951

RGBrgb(221, 89, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.349, 0.3176

RGB percentages86.7%, 34.9%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(3.4, 67.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 63.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 59.7%, 63.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,506,321

CSS custom property--colour: #DD5951;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#22A6AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B724Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C8F4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F23E58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.3 Salmon · ΔE 13.6 Brown · ΔE 17.7 Firebrick · ΔE 17.9 Tomato · ΔE 18 Light coral · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51D5DD

Analogous#DD518F, #DD9F51

Triadic#51DD59, #5951DD

Split complementary#51DD9F, #518FDD

Tetradic#8FDD51, #51D5DD, #9F51DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCFC

Lighter +30%#F6D3D1

Lighter +20%#EEAAA6

Lighter +10%#E5827C

Darker −10%#D23329

Darker −20%#A72821

Darker −30%#7D1E18

Darker −40%#521410

More saturated +25%#F74237

Less saturated −25%#C3706B

Channel breakdown

R221

G89

B81

Red221 (86.7%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue3.43°

Saturation (HSL)67.31%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 59 · B 51

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