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#DD5259

#dd5259 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.9% magenta, 59.73% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 356.98°, with 67.15% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.2213

Complementary

  1. #dd5259
  2. #52ddd6

Split complementary

  1. #dd5259
  2. #52dd90
  3. #529edd

Analogous

  1. #dd529e
  2. #dd5259
  3. #dd9052

Triadic

  1. #dd5259
  2. #59dd52
  3. #5259dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd5259
  2. #ddd652
  3. #52ddd6
  4. #5259dd

Square

  1. #dd5259
  2. #9edd52
  3. #52ddd6
  4. #9052dd

Monochromatic

  1. #7d191e
  2. #bd252d
  3. #dd5259
  4. #ea9296
  5. #f6d2d4

Shades

#dd5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd5259
  2. #c74a50
  3. #b14247
  4. #9b393e
  5. #853135
  6. #6f292d
  7. #582124
  8. #42191b
  9. #2c1012
  10. #160809
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd5259
  2. #e0636a
  3. #e4757a
  4. #e7868b
  5. #eb979b
  6. #eea9ac
  7. #f1babd
  8. #f5cbcd
  9. #f8dcde
  10. #fceeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd5259
  2. #d4575d
  3. #ca5b61
  4. #c16065
  5. #b86469
  6. #af696d
  7. #a56e70
  8. #9c7274
  9. #937778
  10. #897b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae7173 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756f58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988c55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f13656 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a96559 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b87957 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea4357 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd5259 {
  color: #dd5259;
}
Background
.bg-dd5259 {
  background-color: #dd5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd5259 {
  border: 2px solid #dd5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd5259, #dd9052);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.15 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.56 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.22 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.38 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.72 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 8.08 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.32 #22ada6 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#dd5259  rgb(221, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 67%, 59%)  Indian Red
#52ddd6  rgb(82, 221, 214)  hsl(177, 67%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#59dd52  rgb(89, 221, 82)  hsl(117, 67%, 59%)  Malachite
#5259dd  rgb(82, 89, 221)  hsl(237, 67%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue