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Recognised as Colour

#DD7987

  • #DD7987
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#DD7987 is a red with RGB values 221, 121, 135 and HSL 352°, 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 Light coral.

Colour values

#DD7987#DD7987
HEX#DD7987
RGBrgb(221, 121, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4745, 0.5294
RGB percentages86.7%, 47.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(351.6, 59.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 45.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 45.2%, 38.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,514,567
CSS custom property--colour: #DD7987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#228678

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C8B87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59E85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ED6E7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 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 text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.7Pale violetred · ΔE 11Indian red · ΔE 15.8Salmon · ΔE 20.5Dark salmon · ΔE 22.8Light pink · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79DDCF
Analogous#DD79B9, #DD9D79
Triadic#87DD79, #7987DD
Split complementary#79DD9D, #79B9DD
Tetradic#B9DD79, #79DDCF, #9D79DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF3F4
Lighter +20%#F2CAD0
Lighter +10%#E7A2AB
Darker −10%#D35063
Darker −20%#BF3145
Darker −30%#972636
Darker −40%#6E1C27
More saturated +25%#F26478
Less saturated −25%#C88E96

Channel breakdown

R221
G121
B135
Red221 (86.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue351.6°
Saturation (HSL)59.52%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 79 · B 87

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