What color is #DD3845?

#DD3845 is a moderate red known as Poppy Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Poppy Red?

The RGB value is 221, 56, 69: 221 red, 56 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Poppy Red?

The complementary color is #38DDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD3845?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Poppy Red color: hex code #DD3845

#DD3845 rgb(221, 56, 69)

Shades of red

Poppy Red has the hex code #DD3845. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 22% green and 27.1% blue (221, 56, 69).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 71% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 69% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

Poppy Red (#DD3845) color codes

HEX	`#DD3845`
RGB	`rgb(221, 56, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 22%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 71%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 75%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 69%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.26, 63.36, 32.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.26, 71.06, 26.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.311, 18.635, 7.525)`
Decimal	`14497861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Poppy Red, 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 #DD3845	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD3845 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #DD3845 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd3845; }
.text { color: #dd3845; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd3845; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 56 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd3845, #dd7d38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

See #DD3845 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD3845?: #DD3845 is a moderate red known as Poppy Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Poppy Red?: The RGB value is 221, 56, 69: 221 red, 56 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Poppy Red?: The complementary color is #38DDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD3845?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.