Information about #DD473C color

#DD473C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DD473C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 71, 60) — 86.7% red, 27.8% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 59 / 63 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DD473C is a energetic, saturated earthy red that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Strawberry Daiquiri (#D9463E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Red (#D44641) and Vermilion (#E34234).

The recipe behind #DD473C is rgb(221, 71, 60), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DD473C: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DD473C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DD473C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DD473C 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 #DD473C

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

Rustic Red color link
Rustic Red

#D44641

Vermilion color link
Vermilion

#E34234

Jasper color link
Jasper

#D73B3E

CG Red color link
CG Red

#E03C31

Carmine Pink color link
Carmine Pink

#EB4C42

Cinnabar color link
Cinnabar

#E44D2E

Lychee color link
Lychee

#DC5349

Daredevil color link
Daredevil

#CB483B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD473C
  • RGB221, 71, 60
  • CMYK0, 59, 63, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 71, 60)
  • HSL4°, 70%, 55%
  • HSL Precise4.099°, 70.306%, 55.098%
  • HSV4°, 73%, 87%
  • HSB4°, 73%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.278, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.278, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.278, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDD473C
  • DECIMAL ID14501692
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01