What color is #DD4124?

#DD4124 is a moderate red known as Furnace. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Furnace?

The RGB value is 221, 65, 36: 221 red, 65 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Furnace?

The complementary color is #24C0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD4124?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Furnace color: hex code #DD4124

#DD4124 rgb(221, 65, 36)

Shades of red

Furnace has the hex code #DD4124. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 25.5% green and 14.1% blue (221, 65, 36).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 73% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 84% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

Furnace (#DD4124) color codes

HEX	`#DD4124`
RGB	`rgb(221, 65, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 25.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 73%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 84%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 84%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.02, 59.07, 50.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.02, 77.88, 40.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.031, 19.285, 3.705)`
Decimal	`14500132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Furnace, 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 #DD4124	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD4124 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #DD4124 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd4124; }
.text { color: #dd4124; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd4124; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 65 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd4124, #dd9e24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #DD4124 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD4124?: #DD4124 is a moderate red known as Furnace. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Furnace?: The RGB value is 221, 65, 36: 221 red, 65 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Furnace?: The complementary color is #24C0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD4124?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.