Recognised as Colour
#DD5E46
- #DD5E46
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DD5E46 is a red with RGB values 221, 94, 70 and HSL 10°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DD5E46#DD5E46
HEX#DD5E46
RGBrgb(221, 94, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3686, 0.2745
RGB percentages86.7%, 36.9%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(9.5, 68.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.5, 68.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 57.5%, 68.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,507,590
CSS custom property--colour: #DD5E46;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#22A1B9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#46C5DD
Analogous#DD467A, #DDAA46
Triadic#46DD5E, #5E46DD
Split complementary#46DDA9, #467ADD
Tetradic#79DD46, #46C5DD, #A946DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G94
B70
Red221 (86.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue9.54°
Saturation (HSL)68.95%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 5E · B 46
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