Recognised as Colour
#DF554B
- #DF554B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#DF554B is a red with RGB values 223, 85, 75 and HSL 4°, 70%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#DF554B#DF554B
HEX#DF554B
RGBrgb(223, 85, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.3333, 0.2941
RGB percentages87.5%, 33.3%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(4.1, 69.8%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.1, 66.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 61.9%, 66.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,636,363
CSS custom property--colour: #DF554B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#20AAB4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4BD5DF
Analogous#DF4B8B, #DF9F4B
Triadic#4BDF55, #554BDF
Split complementary#4BDF9F, #4B8BDF
Tetradic#8BDF4B, #4BD5DF, #9F4BDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G85
B75
Red223 (87.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue4.05°
Saturation (HSL)69.81%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 55 · B 4B
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