What color is #DD6677?

#DD6677 is a light, moderate red known as Feverish. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Feverish?

The RGB value is 221, 102, 119: 221 red, 102 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Feverish?

The complementary color is #66DDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD6677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Feverish color: hex code #DD6677

#DD6677 rgb(221, 102, 119)

Shades of red

Feverish has the hex code #DD6677. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 40% green and 46.7% blue (221, 102, 119).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 64% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 46% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

Feverish (#DD6677) color codes

HEX	`#DD6677`
RGB	`rgb(221, 102, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 40%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 64%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 54%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 46%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.24, 48.04, 13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.24, 49.86, 15.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.903, 26.211, 20.512)`
Decimal	`14509687`
Short hex	`#D67`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Feverish, 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 #DD6677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD6677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #DD6677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd6677; }
.text { color: #dd6677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd6677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 102 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd6677, #dd9166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

See #DD6677 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD6677?: #DD6677 is a light, moderate red known as Feverish. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Feverish?: The RGB value is 221, 102, 119: 221 red, 102 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Feverish?: The complementary color is #66DDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD6677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.