Recognised as Colour
#DF4D55
- #DF4D55
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#DF4D55 is a red with RGB values 223, 77, 85 and HSL 357°, 70%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#DF4D55#DF4D55
HEX#DF4D55
RGBrgb(223, 77, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.302, 0.3333
RGB percentages87.5%, 30.2%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(356.7, 69.5%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 65.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 65.5%, 61.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,634,325
CSS custom property--colour: #DF4D55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#20B2AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4DDFD7
Analogous#DF4D9E, #DF8E4D
Triadic#55DF4D, #4D55DF
Split complementary#4DDF8E, #4D9EDF
Tetradic#9EDF4D, #4DDFD7, #8E4DDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G77
B85
Red223 (87.5%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue356.71°
Saturation (HSL)69.52%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 4D · B 55
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