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Recognised as Colour

#DD624A

  • #DD624A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#DD624A is a red with RGB values 221, 98, 74 and HSL 10°, 68%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#DD624A#DD624A
HEX#DD624A
RGBrgb(221, 98, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3843, 0.2902
RGB percentages86.7%, 38.4%, 29%
HSLhsl(9.8, 68.4%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 66.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 55.7%, 66.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,508,618
CSS custom property--colour: #DD624A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#229DB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#827747no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19247no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F2495Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4AC5DD
Analogous#DD4A7B, #DDAB4A
Triadic#4ADD62, #624ADD
Split complementary#4ADDAC, #4A7BDD
Tetradic#7CDD4A, #4AC5DD, #AC4ADD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FDF7F6
Lighter +30%#F5D2CB
Lighter +20%#EDACA0
Lighter +10%#E58775
Darker −10%#CD4227
Darker −20%#A2341F
Darker −30%#782616
Darker −40%#4D190E
More saturated +25%#F8502F
Less saturated −25%#C27465

Channel breakdown

R221
G98
B74
Red221 (86.7%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue9.8°
Saturation (HSL)68.37%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 62 · B 4A

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