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Recognised as Colour

#DDA9A9

  • #DDA9A9
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#DDA9A9 is a red with RGB values 221, 169, 169 and HSL 0°, 43%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#DDA9A9#DDA9A9
HEX#DDA9A9
RGBrgb(221, 169, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6627, 0.6627
RGB percentages86.7%, 66.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(0, 43.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 23.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 23.5%, 23.5%, 13.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,526,889
CSS custom property--colour: #DDA9A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#225656

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B2B0A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBAA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#E8A4A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A9DDDD
Analogous#DDA9C3, #DDC3A9
Triadic#A9DDA9, #A9A9DD
Split complementary#A9DDC3, #A9C3DD
Tetradic#C3DDA9, #A9DDDD, #C3A9DD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF2F2
Lighter +10%#EBCECE
Darker −10%#CF8484
Darker −20%#C06060
Darker −30%#AA4343
Darker −40%#853535
More saturated +25%#EC9A9A
Less saturated −25%#CEB8B8

Channel breakdown

R221
G169
B169
Red221 (86.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue
Saturation (HSL)43.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G A9 · B A9

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