Colour

#DD5A49

#DD5A49
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#DD5A49 is a red with RGB values 221, 90, 73 and HSL 7°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#DD5A49

RGBrgb(221, 90, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3529, 0.2863

RGB percentages86.7%, 35.3%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(6.9, 68.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.9, 67%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 59.3%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,506,569

CSS custom property--colour: #DD5A49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.3 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#757575

Inverted#22A5B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D7247no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8F46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Tritanopia#F23E57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 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

Salmon · ΔE 14.7 Tomato · ΔE 14.8 Indian red · ΔE 14.9 Firebrick · ΔE 17.2 Coral · ΔE 17.4 Brown · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49CCDD

Analogous#DD4982, #DDA449

Triadic#49DD5A, #5A49DD

Split complementary#49DDA4, #4982DD

Tetradic#82DD49, #49CCDD, #A449DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF6F5

Lighter +30%#F5CFCA

Lighter +20%#EDA89F

Lighter +10%#E58174

Darker −10%#CD3926

Darker −20%#A22D1E

Darker −30%#772116

Darker −40%#4C150E

More saturated +25%#F8452E

Less saturated −25%#C26F64

Channel breakdown

R221

G90

B73

Red221 (86.7%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue6.89°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 5A · B 49

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