Colour

#DD9BB3

#DD9BB3
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#DD9BB3 is a red with RGB values 221, 155, 179 and HSL 338°, 49%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DD9BB3#DD9BB3

HEX#DD9BB3

RGBrgb(221, 155, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6078, 0.702

RGB percentages86.7%, 60.8%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(338.2, 49.3%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 29.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 29.9%, 19%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,523,315

CSS custom property--colour: #DD9BB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#22644C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A7B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2B2B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E798A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.6 Pink · ΔE 14.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.1 Thistle · ΔE 18.7 Plum · ΔE 20.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BDDC5

Analogous#DD9BD4, #DDA49B

Triadic#B3DD9B, #9BB3DD

Split complementary#9BDDA4, #9BD4DD

Tetradic#D4DD9B, #9BDDC5, #A49BDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E7ED

Lighter +10%#EAC1D0

Darker −10%#D07596

Darker −20%#C34F79

Darker −30%#A63961

Darker −40%#802C4A

More saturated +25%#EE8AAE

Less saturated −25%#CCACB8

Channel breakdown

R221

G155

B179

Red221 (86.7%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue338.18°

Saturation (HSL)49.25%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 9B · B B3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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