Recognised as Colour

#DD9DAB

#DD9DAB
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#DD9DAB is a red with RGB values 221, 157, 171 and HSL 347°, 48%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#DD9DAB#DD9DAB

HEX#DD9DAB

RGBrgb(221, 157, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6157, 0.6706

RGB percentages86.7%, 61.6%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(346.9, 48.5%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.9, 29%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 22.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,523,819

CSS custom property--colour: #DD9DAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#226254

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6A7ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5B3AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E899A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 12.4 Pink · ΔE 12.6 Thistle · ΔE 19.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.4 Light coral · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DDDCF

Analogous#DD9DCB, #DDAF9D

Triadic#ABDD9D, #9DABDD

Split complementary#9DDDAF, #9DCBDD

Tetradic#CBDD9D, #9DDDCF, #AF9DDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E9EC

Lighter +10%#EAC3CB

Darker −10%#D0778B

Darker −20%#C3516A

Darker −30%#A73A52

Darker −40%#812D3F

More saturated +25%#EE8DA2

Less saturated −25%#CDAEB4

Channel breakdown

R221

G157

B171

Red221 (86.7%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue346.88°

Saturation (HSL)48.48%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G 9D · B AB

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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