Recognised as Colour
#DDA09B
- #DDA09B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#DDA09B is a red with RGB values 221, 160, 155 and HSL 5°, 49%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#DDA09B#DDA09B
HEX#DDA09B
RGBrgb(221, 160, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6275, 0.6078
RGB percentages86.7%, 62.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(4.5, 49.3%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.5, 29.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 27.6%, 29.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,524,571
CSS custom property--colour: #DDA09B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4288WCAG 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 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#225F64
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BD8DD
Analogous#DD9BB7, #DDC19B
Triadic#9BDDA0, #A09BDD
Split complementary#9BDDC1, #9BB7DD
Tetradic#B7DD9B, #9BD8DD, #C19BDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G160
B155
Red221 (86.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue4.55°
Saturation (HSL)49.25%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G A0 · B 9B
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