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Colour

#DD8A74

  • #DD8A74
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DD8A74 is a red with RGB values 221, 138, 116 and HSL 13°, 61%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DD8A74#DD8A74
HEX#DD8A74
RGBrgb(221, 138, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5412, 0.4549
RGB percentages86.7%, 54.1%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(12.6, 60.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 47.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 37.6%, 47.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,900
CSS custom property--colour: #DD8A74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#22758B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9572no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A673no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EE7D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 5.1Light salmon · ΔE 13.3Light coral · ΔE 14.6Salmon · ΔE 16.5Indian red · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74C7DD
Analogous#DD7493, #DDBE74
Triadic#74DD8A, #8A74DD
Split complementary#74DDBE, #7493DD
Tetradic#93DD74, #74C7DD, #BF74DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF1EF
Lighter +20%#F1CFC6
Lighter +10%#E7AC9D
Darker −10%#D3684B
Darker −20%#BD4C2E
Darker −30%#943C24
Darker −40%#6B2B1A
More saturated +25%#F37D5E
Less saturated −25%#C7978A

Channel breakdown

R221
G138
B116
Red221 (86.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue12.57°
Saturation (HSL)60.69%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 8A · B 74

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