Recognised as Colour
#DD595F
- #DD595F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#DD595F is a red with RGB values 221, 89, 95 and HSL 357°, 66%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#DD595F#DD595F
HEX#DD595F
RGBrgb(221, 89, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.349, 0.3725
RGB percentages86.7%, 34.9%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(357.3, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.3, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 59.7%, 57%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,506,335
CSS custom property--colour: #DD595F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#22A6A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#59DDD7
Analogous#DD59A1, #DD9559
Triadic#5FDD59, #595FDD
Split complementary#59DD95, #59A1DD
Tetradic#A1DD59, #59DDD7, #9559DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G89
B95
Red221 (86.7%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue357.27°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 59 · B 5F
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