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Recognised as Colour

#DD618C

  • #DD618C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD618C is a red with RGB values 221, 97, 140 and HSL 339°, 65%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD618C#DD618C
HEX#DD618C
RGBrgb(221, 97, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3804, 0.549
RGB percentages86.7%, 38%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(339.2, 64.6%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.2, 56.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 56.1%, 36.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,508,428
CSS custom property--colour: #DD618C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#229E73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767C8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#979489no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Tritanopia#EE5671no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7.6Hot pink · ΔE 17.9Light coral · ΔE 22.9Indian red · ΔE 23.4Medium violet red · ΔE 27.5Salmon · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61DDB2
Analogous#DD61CA, #DD7461
Triadic#8CDD61, #618CDD
Split complementary#61DD74, #61CADD
Tetradic#CADD61, #61DDB2, #7461DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8DFE8
Lighter +20%#EFB5C9
Lighter +10%#E68BAB
Darker −10%#D4376D
Darker −20%#B22657
Darker −30%#881D42
Darker −40%#5E142E
More saturated +25%#F54985
Less saturated −25%#C57993

Channel breakdown

R221
G97
B140
Red221 (86.7%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue339.19°
Saturation (HSL)64.58%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 61 · B 8C

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