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Recognised as Colour

#DD9983

  • #DD9983
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#DD9983 is a red with RGB values 221, 153, 131 and HSL 15°, 57%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#DD9983#DD9983
HEX#DD9983
RGBrgb(221, 153, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6, 0.5137
RGB percentages86.7%, 60%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(14.7, 57%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.7, 40.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 30.8%, 40.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,522,755
CSS custom property--colour: #DD9983;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#22667C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A181no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AF82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EC8F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 8Light salmon · ΔE 16.3Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3Tan · ΔE 18.8Burlywood · ΔE 19.4Light coral · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83C7DD
Analogous#DD839A, #DDC683
Triadic#83DD99, #9983DD
Split complementary#83DDC6, #839ADD
Tetradic#9ADD83, #83C7DD, #C683DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFB
Lighter +20%#F3DBD3
Lighter +10%#E8BAAB
Darker −10%#D2785B
Darker −20%#C45936
Darker −30%#9C472B
Darker −40%#743420
More saturated +25%#F18F6F
Less saturated −25%#C9A397

Channel breakdown

R221
G153
B131
Red221 (86.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue14.67°
Saturation (HSL)56.96%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G 99 · B 83

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