Colour

#DD9999

#DD9999
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#DD9999 is a red with RGB values 221, 153, 153 and HSL 0°, 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 Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DD9999#DD9999

HEX#DD9999

HEX (short)#D99

RGBrgb(221, 153, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6, 0.6

RGB percentages86.7%, 60%, 60%

HSLhsl(0, 50%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 30.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 30.8%, 30.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,522,777

CSS custom property--colour: #DD9999;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#226666

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6A399no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B098no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EA9299no 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 text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.1 Light pink · ΔE 12.7 Pink · ΔE 15.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.6 Light coral · ΔE 20 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99DDDD

Analogous#DD99BB, #DDBB99

Triadic#99DD99, #9999DD

Split complementary#99DDBB, #99BBDD

Tetradic#BBDD99, #99DDDD, #BB99DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E6E6

Lighter +10%#EABFBF

Darker −10%#D07373

Darker −20%#C44D4D

Darker −30%#A63737

Darker −40%#802A2A

More saturated +25%#EE8888

Less saturated −25%#CCAAAA

Channel breakdown

R221

G153

B153

Red221 (86.7%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 99 · B 99

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