Recognised as Colour

#DD9CA3

#DD9CA3
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#DD9CA3 is a red with RGB values 221, 156, 163 and HSL 354°, 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

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HEX#DD9CA3

RGBrgb(221, 156, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6118, 0.6392

RGB percentages86.7%, 61.2%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(353.5, 48.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.5, 29.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 29.4%, 26.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,523,555

CSS custom property--colour: #DD9CA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#22635C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7A6A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B2A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E9969Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9 Pink · ΔE 13.2 Thistle · ΔE 21.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.8 Light coral · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CDDD6

Analogous#DD9CC3, #DDB69C

Triadic#A3DD9C, #9CA3DD

Split complementary#9CDDB6, #9CC4DD

Tetradic#C3DD9C, #9CDDD6, #B69CDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E8EA

Lighter +10%#EAC2C6

Darker −10%#D07680

Darker −20%#C3505C

Darker −30%#A73945

Darker −40%#812C35

More saturated +25%#EE8B96

Less saturated −25%#CCADB0

Channel breakdown

R221

G156

B163

Red221 (86.7%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue353.54°

Saturation (HSL)48.87%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 9C · B A3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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