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Recognised as Colour

#DD899C

  • #DD899C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD899C is a red with RGB values 221, 137, 156 and HSL 346°, 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

#DD899C#DD899C
HEX#DD899C
RGBrgb(221, 137, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5373, 0.6118
RGB percentages86.7%, 53.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(346.4, 55.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.4, 38%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 38%, 29.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,684
CSS custom property--colour: #DD899C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#227663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96989Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA79Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EB8390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.9Light pink · ΔE 16.2Rosy brown · ΔE 17.9Light coral · ΔE 18Pink · ΔE 20.1Indian red · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89DDCA
Analogous#DD89C6, #DDA089
Triadic#9CDD89, #899CDD
Split complementary#89DDA0, #89C6DD
Tetradic#C6DD89, #89DDCA, #A089DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4D8DE
Lighter +10%#E8B1BD
Darker −10%#D2617B
Darker −20%#C63A5A
Darker −30%#9F2E47
Darker −40%#782236
More saturated +25%#F07692
Less saturated −25%#CA9CA6

Channel breakdown

R221
G137
B156
Red221 (86.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue346.43°
Saturation (HSL)55.26%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 89 · B 9C

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