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#DD4E4E

#dd4e4e ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 67.77% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.2137

Complementary

  1. #dd4e4e
  2. #4edddd

Split complementary

  1. #dd4e4e
  2. #4edd96
  3. #4e96dd

Analogous

  1. #dd4e96
  2. #dd4e4e
  3. #dd964e

Triadic

  1. #dd4e4e
  2. #4edd4e
  3. #4e4edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd4e4e
  2. #dddd4e
  3. #4edddd
  4. #4e4edd

Square

  1. #dd4e4e
  2. #96dd4e
  3. #4edddd
  4. #964edd

Monochromatic

  1. #7a1818
  2. #bb2424
  3. #dd4e4e
  4. #e98e8e
  5. #f6cece

Shades

#dd4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd4e4e
  2. #c74646
  3. #b13e3e
  4. #9b3737
  5. #852f2f
  6. #6f2727
  7. #581f1f
  8. #421717
  9. #2c1010
  10. #160808
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd4e4e
  2. #e06060
  3. #e47171
  4. #e78383
  5. #eb9595
  6. #eea7a7
  7. #f1b8b8
  8. #f5caca
  9. #f8dcdc
  10. #fceded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd4e4e
  2. #d45353
  3. #ca5858
  4. #c15d5d
  5. #b86262
  6. #af6767
  7. #a56c6c
  8. #9c7171
  9. #937676
  10. #897b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad6f6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746c4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988b4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f22c50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8614d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8774c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3c4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd4e4e {
  color: #dd4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-dd4e4e {
  background-color: #dd4e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #dd4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd4e4e, #dd964e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.12 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.65 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.65 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.37 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.40 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.30 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.35 #22b1b1 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Indian Red
#dd4e4e  rgb(221, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 68%, 59%)  Indian Red
#4edddd  rgb(78, 221, 221)  hsl(180, 68%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#4edd4e  rgb(78, 221, 78)  hsl(120, 68%, 59%)  Malachite
#4e4edd  rgb(78, 78, 221)  hsl(240, 68%, 59%)  Iris