What color is #DD4132?

#DD4132 is a moderate red known as Vampire Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vampire Red?

The RGB value is 221, 65, 50: 221 red, 65 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vampire Red?

The complementary color is #32CEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD4132?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vampire Red color: hex code #DD4132

#DD4132 rgb(221, 65, 50)

Shades of red

Vampire Red has the hex code #DD4132. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 25.5% green and 19.6% blue (221, 65, 50).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 72% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 77% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

Vampire Red (#DD4132) color codes

HEX	`#DD4132`
RGB	`rgb(221, 65, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 25.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 72%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 77%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 77%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, 59.49, 43.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 73.91, 36.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.289, 19.388, 5.059)`
Decimal	`14500146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vampire 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 #DD4132	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD4132 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #DD4132 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd4132; }
.text { color: #dd4132; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd4132; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 65 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd4132, #dd9632); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DD4132 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD4132?: #DD4132 is a moderate red known as Vampire Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vampire Red?: The RGB value is 221, 65, 50: 221 red, 65 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vampire Red?: The complementary color is #32CEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD4132?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.