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Recognised as Colour

#DD917F

  • #DD917F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DD917F is a red with RGB values 221, 145, 127 and HSL 11°, 58%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DD917F#DD917F
HEX#DD917F
RGBrgb(221, 145, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5686, 0.498
RGB percentages86.7%, 56.9%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(11.5, 58%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 42.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 34.4%, 42.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,520,703
CSS custom property--colour: #DD917F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#226E80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A39B7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5AA7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ED868Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.9Light salmon · ΔE 15.8Light coral · ΔE 16.3Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1Salmon · ΔE 20.1Light pink · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FCBDD
Analogous#DD7F9C, #DDC07F
Triadic#7FDD91, #917FDD
Split complementary#7FDDC0, #7F9CDD
Tetradic#9CDD7F, #7FCBDD, #C07FDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF9F8
Lighter +20%#F2D6D0
Lighter +10%#E8B4A7
Darker −10%#D26E57
Darker −20%#C24F34
Darker −30%#9A3F29
Darker −40%#722E1E
More saturated +25%#F1856B
Less saturated −25%#C99D93

Channel breakdown

R221
G145
B127
Red221 (86.7%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue11.49°
Saturation (HSL)58.02%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 91 · B 7F

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