What color is #DD5533?

#DD5533 is a moderate red known as Frozen Tomato. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frozen Tomato?

The RGB value is 221, 85, 51: 221 red, 85 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frozen Tomato?

The complementary color is #33BBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD5533?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Frozen Tomato color: hex code #DD5533

#DD5533 rgb(221, 85, 51)

Shades of red

Frozen Tomato has the hex code #DD5533. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 33.3% green and 20% blue (221, 85, 51).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 77% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

Frozen Tomato (#DD5533) color codes

HEX	`#DD5533`
RGB	`rgb(221, 85, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 33.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 71%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 77%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 77%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, 51.42, 46.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 69.29, 42.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.668, 22.113, 5.627)`
Decimal	`14505267`
Short hex	`#D53`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frozen Tomato, 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 #DD5533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD5533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #DD5533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd5533; }
.text { color: #dd5533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd5533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 85 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd5533, #ddaa33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #DD5533 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD5533?: #DD5533 is a moderate red known as Frozen Tomato. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frozen Tomato?: The RGB value is 221, 85, 51: 221 red, 85 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frozen Tomato?: The complementary color is #33BBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD5533?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.