What color is #DD3C27?

#DD3C27 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Electric Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DD3C27?

The RGB value is 221, 60, 39: 221 red, 60 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DD3C27?

The complementary color is #27C8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD3C27?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DD3C27 color

#DD3C27 rgb(221, 60, 39)

Shades of red

The hex color #DD3C27 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 23.5% green and 15.3% blue (221, 60, 39).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 73% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 82% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Electric Blood (#E23D2A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#DD3C27 color codes

HEX	`#DD3C27`
RGB	`rgb(221, 60, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 23.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 73%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 82%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 82%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.4, 60.92, 48.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.4, 78.03, 38.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.805, 18.755, 3.865)`
Decimal	`14498855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DD3C27, 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 #DD3C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD3C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #DD3C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd3c27; }
.text { color: #dd3c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd3c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 60 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd3c27, #dd9727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

Questions

What color is #DD3C27?: #DD3C27 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Electric Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DD3C27?: The RGB value is 221, 60, 39: 221 red, 60 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DD3C27?: The complementary color is #27C8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD3C27?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.