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#DD4444 Cute Crab

#DD4444 is a medium, vivid red named Cute Crab. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 26.7% green and 26.7% blue (rgb(221, 68, 68)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 69% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 69% yellow and 13% black. #DD4444 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.98:1.

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Variations of #DD4444

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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#DD4444 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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#DD4444 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DD4444 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 63% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #95873F
  • Protanopia 59% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F6642
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #986341
  • Deuteranopia 63% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #95873F
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AE7540
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F31146
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E63645
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7B7B7B
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9C7171

#DD4444 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.21:1 Poor#DD4444 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.98:1 Good#DD4444 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DD4444 in CSS

/* Cute Crab */
.color { color: #DD4444; }
.background { background-color: #DD4444; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DD4444; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 68 68);
color: hsl(0 69% 57%);
color: oklch(0.607 0.190 24.8);

#DD4444 FAQ

What color is #DD4444?

#DD4444 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Cute Crab. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DD4444?

#DD4444 is rgb(221, 68, 68) in RGB, hsl(0, 69%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 69%, 69%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DD4444?

The complementary color of #DD4444 is #44DDDD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DD4444?

Black text has the best contrast on #DD4444: 4.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DD4444 a warm or cool color?

#DD4444 is a warm color.