#DD4433Matt Demon (#DD4433) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 30°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.192. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #DD4433 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 68, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 71%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 77%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69%, 77%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.6 58.4 43.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.605 0.192 30) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Matt Demon is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#de3f2d — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#e14331 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#dd4433 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#de4534 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Matt Demon in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.24:1 and against black 4.95:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffcbc1 · #ff8c7a · #dd4433 · #b8281a · #850300 · #4e0000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e88e2e · #e56b24 · #dd4433 · #c13250 · #a2275f · #812065
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f4b200 · #be9a56 · #dd4433 · #af3224 · #891208 · #3f2b00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe2dd · #00dcf6 · #dd4433 · #7f554e · #72281f · #431813
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#def7fc · #b4948f · #dd4433 · #5a6b6e · #3f211d · #000305
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f8 · #bdcdd0 · #8ea2a5 · #102b2f · #00080b · #dd4433
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8f9ff · #00b0c6 · #dd4433 · #007584 · #003139 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d8f9ff · #00b6a0 · #dd4433 · #006ea4 · #00332c · #000510
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d7fdde · #47b767 · #dd4433 · #3f57d4 · #13137a · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf8cd · #91aa22 · #dd4433 · #007584 · #39006a · #000305
#E96452 · #F4806E · #FF9B8A · #FFB9AD · #FFD6CF
#BB3022 · #9B1C10 · #7B0300 · #580000 · #370000
#CC5848 · #BB6659 · #A77269
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.