Information about #DD0A42 color

#DD0A42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DD0A42 falls into the Rose Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 10, 66) — 86.7% red, 3.9% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 83 / 61 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DD0A42 reads as a intensely saturated rose and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Scarlet Sorcery (#DD0247). Nearby in the Register you will also find Crimson (#DC143C) and Utah Crimson (#D3003F).

In RGB terms — rgb(221, 10, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DD0A42 color variations

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#DD0A42 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DD0A42

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

Utah Crimson color link
Utah Crimson

#D3003F

UA Red color link
UA Red

#D9004C

Red Ribbon color link
Red Ribbon

#ED0A3F

Debian Red color link
Debian Red

#D70A53

Chiefs Red color link
Chiefs Red

#E31837

Lipstick color link
Lipstick

#D5174E

Pinkish Red color link
Pinkish Red

#F10C45

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD0A42
  • RGB221, 10, 66
  • CMYK0, 83, 61, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 10, 66)
  • HSL344°, 91%, 45%
  • HSL Precise344.076°, 91.342%, 45.294%
  • HSV344°, 95%, 87%
  • HSB344°, 95%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.039, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.039, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.039, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDD0A42
  • DECIMAL ID14486082
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01