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Recognised as Colour

#DD98AA

  • #DD98AA
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#DD98AA is a red with RGB values 221, 152, 170 and HSL 344°, 50%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DD98AA#DD98AA
HEX#DD98AA
RGBrgb(221, 152, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5961, 0.6667
RGB percentages86.7%, 59.6%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(344.3, 50.4%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.3, 31.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 23.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,522,538
CSS custom property--colour: #DD98AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#226755

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A1A4ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B0A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E9949Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#98DDCB
Analogous#DD98CD, #DDA998
Triadic#AADD98, #98AADD
Split complementary#98DDA9, #98CDDD
Tetradic#CDDD98, #98DDCB, #A998DD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6E5E9
Lighter +10%#EABECA
Darker −10%#D0728A
Darker −20%#C44B6B
Darker −30%#A53754
Darker −40%#7F2A40
More saturated +25%#EE87A2
Less saturated −25%#CCA9B2

Channel breakdown

R221
G152
B170
Red221 (86.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue344.35°
Saturation (HSL)50.36%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 98 · B AA

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