Information about #DD5577 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#DD5577 presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Brilliant Crimson (#E75177). Slightly further away sit Metallic Rose (#E74D79) and Red Plum (#DB5A6B).
The recipe behind #DD5577 is rgb(221, 85, 119), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DD5577: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#DD5577 color variations
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#DD5577 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DD5577 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DD5577 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DD5577 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DD5577 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DD5577 color
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Nearest named colors to #DD5577
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E75177
#E74D79
#DB5A6B
#D65282
#E75480
#DE5285
#DE5D83
#DA467D
#E06281
#CD526C
#CD607E
#E75189
#DD5577 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DD5577
- RGB221, 85, 119
- CMYK0, 53, 40, 13
- CSSrgb(221, 85, 119)
- HSL345°, 67%, 60%
- HSL Precise345°, 66.667%, 60%
- HSV345°, 62%, 87%
- HSB345°, 62%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
- GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.333, 0.467)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.333, 0.467, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.333, 0.467)
- Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDDD5577
- DECIMAL ID14505335
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
