Piercing Red Color – #dd1122: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Type #d12 into a stylesheet and the browser hands you this exact red, since three-digit shorthand doubles each character. Piercing Red color is a hot crimson with a whisper of blue, sharp enough to earn its name on a warning icon or a clearance tag.

Piercing Red color

Piercing Red Color Shades

Complementary colors

  1. #DD1122

  2. #11DDCC

Triadic colors

  1. #DD1122

  2. #22DD11

  3. #1122DD

Tints or lighter colors

  1. #EF3242

  2. #F3616D

  3. #F79199

  4. #FAC0C5

  5. #FEEFF1

Darker colors

  1. #AE0D1B

  2. #7E0A13

  3. #4F060C

  4. #200205

Analogous colors

  1. #CC11DD

  2. #DD1188

  3. #DD1122

  4. #DD6611

  5. #DDCC11

Monochromatic colors

  1. #A2000D

  2. #D00516

  3. #F41427

  4. #F14A58

  5. #F17D86

#dd1122

Piercing Red Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Piercing Red:

Data TypeValues/Details
Hex#dd1122
RGBrgb(221,17,34)
HSLhsl(355,85.7%,46.7%)
CMYK0, 92, 85, 13
HSV355, 92, 87
RGB %87, 7, 13
XYZ30.3, 15.9, 3
LAB46.8, 70.8, 48
Color CategoryDark
Color FamilyRed
Saturation92%
TemperatureWarm
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)5.03 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)4.18 (fails WCAG AA)

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