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#DD3F13 Color

#DD3F13 is rgb(221, 63, 19) in RGB, hsl(13, 84%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 91%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange Soda (#E74E14), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD3F13
HEX#DD3F13
RGBrgb(221, 63, 19)
HSLhsl(13, 84%, 47%)
HSVhsv(13, 91%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 91%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.201 34.8)
LABlab(51.49% 60.74 58.92)
LCHlch(51.49% 84.62 44.13)

What #DD3F13 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 #DD3F13, 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.

#DD3F13 Channel Values

How #DD3F13 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 63 · B 198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 84% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 91% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 91% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.38:1 vs white · 4.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD3F13 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD3F13

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD3F13; 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 #DD3F13

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 #DD3F13.

How #DD3F13 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#DD3F13
Protanopia#71710B
Protanomaly#A7610F
Deuteranopia#8E8E00
Deuteranomaly#B37700
Tritanopia#DE3B3B
Tritanomaly#DD3D30
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD3F13 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd3f13: #DD3F13;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD3F13;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd3f13': '#DD3F13' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.247, blue: 0.075)
Android XML<color name="color_dd3f13">#DD3F13</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD3F13"

More Red Colors

#DD3F13 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD3F13 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD3F13?

#DD3F13 is a mid-tone red — rgb(221, 63, 19) in RGB and hsl(13, 84%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange Soda (#E74E14), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #DD3F13?

#DD3F13 is rgb(221, 63, 19) — red 221, green 63, and blue 19 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD3F13?

#DD3F13 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 91%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD3F13 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD3F13 scores 4.38:1 against white and 4.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD3F13 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD3F13 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 16, which is visibly different.

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