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DD2244

#DD2244 Crossing the Line

#DD2244 is a medium, vivid red named Crossing the Line. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 13.3% green and 26.7% blue (rgb(221, 34, 68)). Its HSL value is 349° hue, 73% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 69% yellow and 13% black. #DD2244 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.79:1.

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Variations of #DD2244

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DD2244 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DD2244 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DD2244 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 56% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8D803E
  • Protanopia 52% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F5A44
  • Protanomaly 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #915542
  • Deuteranopia 56% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D803E
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A96B3F
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F30032
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E6003C
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #727272
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #976569

#DD2244 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.79:1 Good#DD2244 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.39:1 Poor#DD2244 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#DD2244 in CSS

/* Crossing the Line */
.color { color: #DD2244; }
.background { background-color: #DD2244; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DD2244; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 34 68);
color: hsl(349 73% 50%);
color: oklch(0.580 0.216 19.0);

#DD2244 FAQ

What color is #DD2244?

#DD2244 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Crossing the Line. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DD2244?

#DD2244 is rgb(221, 34, 68) in RGB, hsl(349, 73%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 85%, 69%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DD2244?

The complementary color of #DD2244 is #22DDBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DD2244?

White text has the best contrast on #DD2244: 4.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DD2244 a warm or cool color?

#DD2244 is a warm color.