Recognised as Colour

#DF5558

#DF5558
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#DF5558 is a red with RGB values 223, 85, 88 and HSL 359°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#DF5558#DF5558

HEX#DF5558

RGBrgb(223, 85, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.3333, 0.3451

RGB percentages87.5%, 33.3%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(358.7, 68.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.7, 61.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 61.9%, 60.5%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,636,376

CSS custom property--colour: #DF5558;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#20AAA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#787157no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8E54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F43957no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.5 Salmon · ΔE 15.3 Light coral · ΔE 17.5 Brown · ΔE 18.3 Firebrick · ΔE 19.2 Crimson · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55DFDC

Analogous#DF559D, #DF9755

Triadic#58DF55, #5558DF

Split complementary#55DF97, #559DDF

Tetradic#9DDF55, #55DFDC, #9755DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7D6D6

Lighter +20%#EFABAC

Lighter +10%#E78082

Darker −10%#D72A2E

Darker −20%#AD2124

Darker −30%#82191B

Darker −40%#581012

More saturated +25%#F83C40

Less saturated −25%#C66E70

Channel breakdown

R223

G85

B88

Red223 (87.5%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue358.7°

Saturation (HSL)68.32%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 55 · B 58

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