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#DD083A Color

#DD083A is rgb(221, 8, 58) in RGB, hsl(346, 93%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 74%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Crimson (#DC143C), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD083A
HEX#DD083A
RGBrgb(221, 8, 58)
HSLhsl(346, 93%, 45%)
HSVhsv(346, 96%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 74%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.226 20.1)
LABlab(47.65% 72.65 36.50)
LCHlch(47.65% 81.30 26.67)

What #DD083A 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 #DD083A, 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.

#DD083A Channel Values

How #DD083A 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 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 93% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 96% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 74% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.04:1 vs white · 4.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD083A 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 text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD083A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD083A; 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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Tints & Shades of #DD083A

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 #DD083A.

How #DD083A 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#DD083A
Protanopia#636338
Protanomaly#A34E39
Deuteranopia#878729
Deuteranomaly#B06A31
Tritanopia#DC1515
Tritanomaly#DD1128
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD083A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd083a: #DD083A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD083A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd083a': '#DD083A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.031, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_dd083a">#DD083A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD083A"

More Red Colors

#DD083A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD083A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD083A?

#DD083A is a mid-tone red — rgb(221, 8, 58) in RGB and hsl(346, 93%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Crimson (#DC143C), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.72.

What is the RGB value of #DD083A?

#DD083A is rgb(221, 8, 58) — red 221, green 8, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD083A?

#DD083A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 74%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD083A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DD083A scores 5.04:1 against white and 4.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD083A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD083A 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 1.72, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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