Colour

#DD8F88

#DD8F88
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#DD8F88 is a red with RGB values 221, 143, 136 and HSL 5°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#DD8F88

RGBrgb(221, 143, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5608, 0.5333

RGB percentages86.7%, 56.1%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(4.9, 55.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.9, 38.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 35.3%, 38.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,520,200

CSS custom property--colour: #DD8F88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#227077

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9F9A87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A987no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EC858Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12 Light coral · ΔE 14.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5 Light pink · ΔE 17.8 Light salmon · ΔE 20.2 Salmon · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88D6DD

Analogous#DD88AC, #DDB988

Triadic#88DD8F, #8F88DD

Split complementary#88DDBA, #88ABDD

Tetradic#ABDD88, #88D6DD, #BA88DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4DAD7

Lighter +10%#E8B4B0

Darker −10%#D26A60

Darker −20%#C64439

Darker −30%#9F372D

Darker −40%#772922

More saturated +25%#F07F75

Less saturated −25%#CA9F9B

Channel breakdown

R221

G143

B136

Red221 (86.7%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue4.94°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 8F · B 88

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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