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Colour

#DD88AA

  • #DD88AA
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD88AA is a red with RGB values 221, 136, 170 and HSL 336°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD88AA#DD88AA
HEX#DD88AA
HEX (short)#D8A
RGBrgb(221, 136, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5333, 0.6667
RGB percentages86.7%, 53.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(336, 55.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 38.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 38.5%, 23.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,442
CSS custom property--colour: #DD88AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#227755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9298ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A7A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E98494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.3Light pink · ΔE 19.4Plum · ΔE 19.7Pink · ΔE 22.6Rosy brown · ΔE 22.8Light coral · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88DDBB
Analogous#DD88D5, #DD9088
Triadic#AADD88, #88AADD
Split complementary#88DD90, #88D4DD
Tetradic#D4DD88, #88DDBB, #9088DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4D7E3
Lighter +10%#E8B0C6
Darker −10%#D2608E
Darker −20%#C63971
Darker −30%#9F2D5B
Darker −40%#772244
More saturated +25%#F075A6
Less saturated −25%#CA9BAE

Channel breakdown

R221
G136
B170
Red221 (86.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 88 · B AA

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