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Colour

#DD7799

  • #DD7799
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD7799 is a red with RGB values 221, 119, 153 and HSL 340°, 60%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD7799#DD7799
HEX#DD7799
HEX (short)#D79
RGBrgb(221, 119, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4667, 0.6
RGB percentages86.7%, 46.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(340, 60%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 46.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 46.2%, 30.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,514,073
CSS custom property--colour: #DD7799;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#228866

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#868B9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09E97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EC7083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 2.9Light coral · ΔE 20.3Hot pink · ΔE 23.4Indian red · ΔE 24.2Light pink · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 2.88, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77DDBB
Analogous#DD77CC, #DD8877
Triadic#99DD77, #7799DD
Split complementary#77DD88, #77CCDD
Tetradic#CCDD77, #77DDBB, #8877DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF1F5
Lighter +20%#F1C9D6
Lighter +10%#E7A0B8
Darker −10%#D34E7A
Darker −20%#BE305F
Darker −30%#96254B
Darker −40%#6D1B36
More saturated +25%#F26292
Less saturated −25%#C88CA0

Channel breakdown

R221
G119
B153
Red221 (86.7%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 77 · B 99

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