What color is #DD1133?

#DD1133 is a vivid red known as Rare Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rare Red?

The RGB value is 221, 17, 51: 221 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rare Red?

The complementary color is #11DDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD1133?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rare Red color: hex code #DD1133

#DD1133 rgb(221, 17, 51)

Shades of red

Rare Red has the hex code #DD1133. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 6.7% green and 20% blue (221, 17, 51).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 77% yellow and 13% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

Rare Red (#DD1133) color codes

HEX	`#DD1133`
RGB	`rgb(221, 17, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 6.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 77%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47, 71.22, 38.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47, 81.16, 28.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.621, 16.017, 4.611)`
Decimal	`14487859`
Short hex	`#D13`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rare 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 #DD1133	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#DD1133 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	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 #DD1133 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd1133; }
.text { color: #dd1133; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd1133; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 17 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd1133, #dd5511); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DD1133 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD1133?: #DD1133 is a vivid red known as Rare Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rare Red?: The RGB value is 221, 17, 51: 221 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rare Red?: The complementary color is #11DDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD1133?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.