All About Color #DD2222

#DD2222

About #DD2222

#DD2222 is a medium red color with the hex code #DD2222. In RGB it is red 221, green 34, blue 34; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 73%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 85%, 85%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 4.85:1 on white and 4.33:1 on black.

#DD2222 Color Conversion

Hex tripletDD, 22, 22
CMYK0.00%, 84.62%, 84.62%, 13.33%
RGB Decimal221, 34, 34
HSL0°, 73%, 50%
RGB Octal335, 42, 42
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 84.62%, 86.67%
RGB Binary11011101, 100010, 100010
CIE-L*AB47.79, 68.02, 48.87
RGB Percent86.67%, 13.33%, 13.33%
CIE-L*CH47.79, 83.75, 35.70
XYZ30.68, 16.63, 3.11
CIE-L*UV47.79, 140.48, 30.30
xyY0.61, 0.33, 16.63
Hunter-Lab40.78, 62.91, 24.03
RYB86.67%, 13.33%, 13.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DD2222 on a dark background: contrast 4.33:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#DD2222 on a light background: contrast 4.85:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DD2222, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#DD2222 · #E97272 · #8D1616 · #22DDDD · #72E9E9

Analogous palette

#DD22DD · #DD2280 · #DD2222 · #DD8022 · #DDDD22

Triadic palette

#DD2222 · #22DD22 · #2222DD · #E97272 · #72E972

Tetradic palette

#DD2222 · #80DD22 · #22DDDD · #7F22DD · #8D1616

Monochromatic palette

#580E0E · #9A1818 · #DD2222 · #E76565 · #F1A7A7

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