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#DD032F Color

#DD032F is rgb(221, 3, 47) in RGB, hsl(348, 97%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 79%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Candy Apple Red (#E2062C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD032F
HEX#DD032F
RGBrgb(221, 3, 47)
HSLhsl(348, 97%, 44%)
HSVhsv(348, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 79%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.228 22.8)
LABlab(47.40% 72.80 42.72)
LCHlch(47.40% 84.40 30.40)

What #DD032F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DD032F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#DD032F Channel Values

How #DD032F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 221 · G 3 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 97% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 79% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.09:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD032F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DD032F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DD032F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD032F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DD032F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD032F.

How #DD032F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DD032F
Protanopia#63632C
Protanomaly#A24D2D
Deuteranopia#868617
Deuteranomaly#B06A22
Tritanopia#DD0E0E
Tritanomaly#DD0A1F
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD032F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dd032f: #DD032F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD032F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd032f': '#DD032F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.012, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_dd032f">#DD032F</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD032F"

More Red Colors

#DD032F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD032F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD032F?

#DD032F is a mid-tone red — rgb(221, 3, 47) in RGB and hsl(348, 97%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Candy Apple Red (#E2062C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.51.

What is the RGB value of #DD032F?

#DD032F is rgb(221, 3, 47) — red 221, green 3, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD032F?

#DD032F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 79%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD032F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DD032F scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD032F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD032F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 7.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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