What color is #DD5577?

#DD5577 is a moderate red known as Fever Dream. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fever Dream?

The RGB value is 221, 85, 119: 221 red, 85 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fever Dream?

The complementary color is #55DDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD5577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fever Dream color: hex code #DD5577

#DD5577 rgb(221, 85, 119)

Shades of red

Fever Dream has the hex code #DD5577. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 33.3% green and 46.7% blue (221, 85, 119).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 67% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 46% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

Fever Dream (#DD5577) color codes

HEX	`#DD5577`
RGB	`rgb(221, 85, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 33.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 67%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 62%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 46%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.28, 55.84, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.28, 56.59, 9.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.4, 23.205, 20.011)`
Decimal	`14505335`
Short hex	`#D57`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fever Dream, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DD5577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD5577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DD5577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd5577; }
.text { color: #dd5577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd5577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 85 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd5577, #dd7755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

See #DD5577 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD5577?: #DD5577 is a moderate red known as Fever Dream. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fever Dream?: The RGB value is 221, 85, 119: 221 red, 85 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fever Dream?: The complementary color is #55DDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD5577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.