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#DD082F Color

#DD082F is rgb(221, 8, 47) in RGB, hsl(349, 93%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 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 3.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD082F
HEX#DD082F
RGBrgb(221, 8, 47)
HSLhsl(349, 93%, 45%)
HSVhsv(349, 96%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 79%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.227 23)
LABlab(47.54% 72.40 42.85)
LCHlch(47.54% 84.13 30.62)

What #DD082F 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 #DD082F, 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.

#DD082F Channel Values

How #DD082F 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 8 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 349° · S 93% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 349° · S 96% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 79% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.06:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD082F 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 text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD082F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD082F; 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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Tints & Shades of #DD082F

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD082F.

How #DD082F 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#DD082F
Protanopia#63632C
Protanomaly#A34E2D
Deuteranopia#878717
Deuteranomaly#B06A22
Tritanopia#DD1111
Tritanomaly#DD0E20
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD082F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd082f: #DD082F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD082F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd082f': '#DD082F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.031, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_dd082f">#DD082F</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD082F"

More Red Colors

#DD082F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD082F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD082F?

#DD082F is a mid-tone red — rgb(221, 8, 47) in RGB and hsl(349, 93%, 45%) 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 3.48.

What is the RGB value of #DD082F?

#DD082F is rgb(221, 8, 47) — red 221, green 8, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD082F?

#DD082F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 79%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD082F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DD082F scores 5.06:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD082F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD082F 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 7.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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