Colour

#DD7756

#DD7756
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#DD7756 is a red with RGB values 221, 119, 86 and HSL 15°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#DD7756

RGBrgb(221, 119, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4667, 0.3373

RGB percentages86.7%, 46.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(14.7, 66.5%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.7, 61.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 46.2%, 61.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,514,006

CSS custom property--colour: #DD7756;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#2288A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#918653no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9C54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F1646Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 12.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 14.7 Light salmon · ΔE 14.7 Coral · ΔE 15.9 Indian red · ΔE 17.5 Light coral · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56BCDD

Analogous#DD5679, #DDBB56

Triadic#56DD77, #7756DD

Split complementary#56DDBA, #5679DD

Tetradic#79DD56, #56BCDD, #BB56DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7DED5

Lighter +20%#EEBBAB

Lighter +10%#E69980

Darker −10%#D4552C

Darker −20%#AB4422

Darker −30%#80331A

Darker −40%#562211

More saturated +25%#F66A3D

Less saturated −25%#C4846F

Channel breakdown

R221

G119

B86

Red221 (86.7%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue14.67°

Saturation (HSL)66.5%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 77 · B 56

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