What color is #DD0000?

#DD0000 is a vivid red known as Red Pegasus. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Pegasus?

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

What is the complementary color of Red Pegasus?

The complementary color is #00DDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD0000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Pegasus color: hex code #DD0000

#DD0000 rgb(221, 0, 0)

Shades of red

Red Pegasus has the hex code #DD0000. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 0% green and 0% blue (221, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 13% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

Red Pegasus (#DD0000) color codes

HEX	`#DD0000`
RGB	`rgb(221, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.15, 71.89, 60.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.15, 93.84, 40)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.823, 15.377, 1.398)`
Decimal	`14483456`
Short hex	`#D00`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Pegasus, 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 #DD0000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#DD0000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #DD0000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd0000; }
.text { color: #dd0000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd0000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd0000, #dd6f00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #DD0000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD0000?: #DD0000 is a vivid red known as Red Pegasus. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Pegasus?: The RGB value is 221, 0, 0: 221 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Pegasus?: The complementary color is #00DDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD0000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.