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Recognised as Colour

#DD6B94

  • #DD6B94
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD6B94 is a red with RGB values 221, 107, 148 and HSL 338°, 63%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD6B94#DD6B94
HEX#DD6B94
RGBrgb(221, 107, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4196, 0.5804
RGB percentages86.7%, 42%, 58%
HSLhsl(338.4, 62.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.4, 51.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 51.6%, 33%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,510,996
CSS custom property--colour: #DD6B94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#22946B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7D8395no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9891no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ED637Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 3.66, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6BDDB4
Analogous#DD6BCD, #DD7B6B
Triadic#94DD6B, #6B94DD
Split complementary#6BDD7B, #6BCDDD
Tetradic#CDDD6B, #6BDDB4, #7B6BDD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE7EE
Lighter +20%#F0BED0
Lighter +10%#E794B2
Darker −10%#D34276
Darker −20%#B82A5D
Darker −30%#8E2148
Darker −40%#651733
More saturated +25%#F4548E
Less saturated −25%#C6829A

Channel breakdown

R221
G107
B148
Red221 (86.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue338.42°
Saturation (HSL)62.64%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 6B · B 94

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