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Colour

#DD8997

  • #DD8997
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD8997 is a red with RGB values 221, 137, 151 and HSL 350°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD8997#DD8997
HEX#DD8997
RGBrgb(221, 137, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5373, 0.5922
RGB percentages86.7%, 53.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(350, 55.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350, 38%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 38%, 31.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,679
CSS custom property--colour: #DD8997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#227668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979797no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA795no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EB828Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.2Light pink · ΔE 16.1Light coral · ΔE 16.1Rosy brown · ΔE 17Pink · ΔE 20.1Dark salmon · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89DDCF
Analogous#DD89C1, #DDA589
Triadic#97DD89, #8997DD
Split complementary#89DDA5, #89C1DD
Tetradic#C1DD89, #89DDCF, #A589DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4D8DD
Lighter +10%#E8B1BA
Darker −10%#D26174
Darker −20%#C63A51
Darker −30%#9F2E41
Darker −40%#782231
More saturated +25%#F0768A
Less saturated −25%#CA9CA4

Channel breakdown

R221
G137
B151
Red221 (86.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue350°
Saturation (HSL)55.26%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 89 · B 97

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