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Colour

#DD8EAD

  • #DD8EAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#DD8EAD is a red with RGB values 221, 142, 173 and HSL 336°, 54%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#DD8EAD#DD8EAD
HEX#DD8EAD
RGBrgb(221, 142, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5569, 0.6784
RGB percentages86.7%, 55.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(336.5, 53.7%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.5, 35.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 35.7%, 21.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,519,981
CSS custom property--colour: #DD8EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#227152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979DAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAAAABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E98B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.1Light pink · ΔE 17Plum · ΔE 19.2Pink · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 20.5Light coral · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EDDBE
Analogous#DD8ED4, #DD968E
Triadic#ADDD8E, #8EADDD
Split complementary#8EDD97, #8ED4DD
Tetradic#D4DD8E, #8EDDBE, #978EDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5DCE6
Lighter +10%#E9B5C9
Darker −10%#D16791
Darker −20%#C54074
Darker −30%#A1315D
Darker −40%#7A2546
More saturated +25%#EF7CA9
Less saturated −25%#CBA0B1

Channel breakdown

R221
G142
B173
Red221 (86.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue336.46°
Saturation (HSL)53.74%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 8E · B AD

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