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Recognised as Colour

#DD879A

  • #DD879A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD879A is a red with RGB values 221, 135, 154 and HSL 347°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD879A#DD879A
HEX#DD879A
RGBrgb(221, 135, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5294, 0.6039
RGB percentages86.7%, 52.9%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(346.7, 55.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 38.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 30.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,170
CSS custom property--colour: #DD879A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#227865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95969Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA698no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EB808Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.1Light pink · ΔE 16.9Light coral · ΔE 17.3Rosy brown · ΔE 18.5Pink · ΔE 21Indian red · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87DDCA
Analogous#DD87C5, #DD9F87
Triadic#9ADD87, #879ADD
Split complementary#87DD9F, #87C5DD
Tetradic#C5DD87, #87DDCA, #9F87DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#F4D6DD
Lighter +10%#E8AFBB
Darker −10%#D25F79
Darker −20%#C63857
Darker −30%#9E2D46
Darker −40%#762234
More saturated +25%#F0748F
Less saturated −25%#CA9AA5

Channel breakdown

R221
G135
B154
Red221 (86.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue346.74°
Saturation (HSL)55.84%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 87 · B 9A

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