Information about #DD5559 color

#DD5559 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DD5559 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(221, 85, 89) — 86.7% red, 33.3% green, 34.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 53 / 52 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DD5559 presents itself as a vivid, lively warm red — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Valentine Red (#E55451). Slightly further away sit Pale Red (#D9544D) and Material Girl (#E85560).

The recipe behind #DD5559 is rgb(221, 85, 89), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DD5559: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. No one has named #DD5559 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DD5559 color variations

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

#DD5559 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DD5559 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#991E22

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Black

#000000

#DD5559 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DD5559 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DD5559 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
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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
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#559EDD
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#DDD955
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DD5559

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

Valentine Red color link
Valentine Red

#E55451

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Material Girl color link
Material Girl

#E85560

Brilliant Red color link
Brilliant Red

#E75151

Roman color link
Roman

#D8625B

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Warm Red color link
Warm Red

#E6534E

Brilliant Amaranth color link
Brilliant Amaranth

#E75164

Lychee color link
Lychee

#DC5349

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Jelly Bean color link
Jelly Bean

#DA614E

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

#DD5559 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD5559
  • RGB221, 85, 89
  • CMYK0, 53, 52, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 85, 89)
  • HSL358°, 67%, 60%
  • HSL Precise358.235°, 66.667%, 60%
  • HSV358°, 62%, 87%
  • HSB358°, 62%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.333, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.333, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.333, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDD5559
  • DECIMAL ID14505305
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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