Colour
#DD77AA
- #DD77AA
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#DD77AA is a red with RGB values 221, 119, 170 and HSL 330°, 60%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#DD77AA#DD77AA
HEX#DD77AA
HEX (short)#D7A
RGBrgb(221, 119, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4667, 0.6667
RGB percentages86.7%, 46.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(330, 60%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 46.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 46.2%, 23.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,514,090
CSS custom property--colour: #DD77AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#228855
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#77DDAA
Analogous#DD77DD, #DD7777
Triadic#AADD77, #77AADD
Split complementary#77DD77, #77DDDD
Tetradic#DDDD77, #77DDAA, #7777DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G119
B170
Red221 (86.7%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 77 · B AA
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