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Recognised as Colour

#DD8AAB

  • #DD8AAB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD8AAB is a red with RGB values 221, 138, 171 and HSL 336°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD8AAB#DD8AAB
HEX#DD8AAB
RGBrgb(221, 138, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5412, 0.6706
RGB percentages86.7%, 54.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(336.1, 55%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.1, 37.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 37.6%, 22.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,955
CSS custom property--colour: #DD8AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#227554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949AACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8A8A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#E98696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.2Light pink · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 19.5Pink · ΔE 21.7Rosy brown · ΔE 22Light coral · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ADDBC
Analogous#DD8AD4, #DD938A
Triadic#ABDD8A, #8AABDD
Split complementary#8ADD92, #8AD4DD
Tetradic#D4DD8A, #8ADDBC, #938ADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4D9E4
Lighter +10%#E8B2C7
Darker −10%#D2628F
Darker −20%#C63B72
Darker −30%#A02E5B
Darker −40%#782345
More saturated +25%#F077A7
Less saturated −25%#CA9DAF

Channel breakdown

R221
G138
B171
Red221 (86.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue336.14°
Saturation (HSL)54.97%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 8A · B AB

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