Colour

#DD88AB

#DD88AB
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD88AB is a red with RGB values 221, 136, 171 and HSL 335°, 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

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HEX#DD88AB

RGBrgb(221, 136, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5333, 0.6706

RGB percentages86.7%, 53.3%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(335.3, 55.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.3, 38.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 38.5%, 22.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,518,443

CSS custom property--colour: #DD88AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.7 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#227754

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9299ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A7A9no 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 13.6 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 11.5 Plum · ΔE 19.3 Light pink · ΔE 19.7 Pink · ΔE 22.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1 Light coral · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#88DDBA

Analogous#DD88D6, #DD9088

Triadic#ABDD88, #88ABDD

Split complementary#88DD8F, #88D6DD

Tetradic#D5DD88, #88DDBA, #8F88DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4D7E3

Lighter +10%#E8B0C7

Darker −10%#D2608F

Darker −20%#C63973

Darker −30%#9F2D5C

Darker −40%#772245

More saturated +25%#F075A8

Less saturated −25%#CA9BAE

Channel breakdown

R221

G136

B171

Red221 (86.7%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue335.29°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 88 · B AB

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Colour values

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