Recognised as Colour

#DD6E72

#DD6E72
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#DD6E72 is a red with RGB values 221, 110, 114 and HSL 358°, 62%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#DD6E72

RGBrgb(221, 110, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4314, 0.4471

RGB percentages86.7%, 43.1%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(357.8, 62%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.8, 50.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 50.2%, 48.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,511,730

CSS custom property--colour: #DD6E72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#22918D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868272no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29870no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EF5F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 6.7 Indian red · ΔE 7.5 Salmon · ΔE 13.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.8 Light salmon · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EDDD9

Analogous#DD6EAA, #DDA16E

Triadic#72DD6E, #6E72DD

Split complementary#6EDDA1, #6EAADD

Tetradic#AADD6E, #6EDDD9, #A16EDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAEAEB

Lighter +20%#F0C1C2

Lighter +10%#E7979A

Darker −10%#D3454A

Darker −20%#BA2B31

Darker −30%#902226

Darker −40%#67181B

More saturated +25%#F3585D

Less saturated −25%#C78487

Channel breakdown

R221

G110

B114

Red221 (86.7%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue357.84°

Saturation (HSL)62.01%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 6E · B 72

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