Start generating
DD5533

#DD5533 Frozen Tomato

#DD5533 is a medium, vivid red named Frozen Tomato. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 33.3% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(221, 85, 51)). Its HSL value is 12° hue, 71% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 77% yellow and 13% black. #DD5533 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.42:1.

Make a palette with #DD5533

#DD5533 color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #DD5533

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

DD5533C0492BA43D2388311C6E2614551C0D3D1107260803110201020000

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

DD5533E3684AE87B5FED8C73F19D87F5AD9BF8BEAFFBCEC2FDDED6FEEFEB

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

DD5533D55C3ECC6247C46750BB6C58B2705FA974669F776D967B738B7D7A

Hues

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

CE529FD5508DDA4E79DD4F64DE514DDD5533DA5B03CC6900C07200B57A00AA8000

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

C0686BC66562CC6258D25E4DD75A41DD5533DE5732E05A32E15C31E35E30E46130

#DD5533 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

DD553333BBDD
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

DD553333DDAA3366DD
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

DD5533DD3366DDAA33
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

DD553333DD555533DD
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

DD5533BBDD3333BBDD5533DD
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

DD553366DD3333BBDDAA33DD
Open in generator →

#DD5533 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DD5533 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 67% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9D8D2E
  • Protanopia 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B6F2E
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E6C2D
  • Deuteranopia 67% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9D8D2E
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B27D2E
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F3334E
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E64941
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #818181
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F7874

#DD5533 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.87:1 Poor#DD5533 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.42:1 Good#DD5533 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #DD5533

Palettes with #DD5533

#DD5533 in CSS

/* Frozen Tomato */
.color { color: #DD5533; }
.background { background-color: #DD5533; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DD5533; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 85 51);
color: hsl(12 71% 53%);
color: oklch(0.624 0.177 35.1);

#DD5533 FAQ

What color is #DD5533?

#DD5533 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Frozen Tomato. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DD5533?

#DD5533 is rgb(221, 85, 51) in RGB, hsl(12, 71%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 62%, 77%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DD5533?

The complementary color of #DD5533 is #33BBDD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DD5533?

Black text has the best contrast on #DD5533: 5.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DD5533 a warm or cool color?

#DD5533 is a warm color.