Recognised as Colour

#DDB4C2

#DDB4C2
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DDB4C2 is a red with RGB values 221, 180, 194 and HSL 340°, 38%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DDB4C2

RGBrgb(221, 180, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7059, 0.7608

RGB percentages86.7%, 70.6%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(339.5, 37.6%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 18.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 18.6%, 12.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,529,730

CSS custom property--colour: #DDB4C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#224B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8BBC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C1C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E4B2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.1 Pink · ΔE 10.7 Light pink · ΔE 13.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8 Silver · ΔE 17.1 Light grey · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4DDCF

Analogous#DDB4D7, #DDBBB4

Triadic#C2DDB4, #B4C2DD

Split complementary#B4DDBB, #B4D7DD

Tetradic#D7DDB4, #B4DDCF, #BBB4DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFAFB

Lighter +10%#EDD7DF

Darker −10%#CD91A5

Darker −20%#BD6E89

Darker −30%#AB4D6D

Darker −40%#883D57

More saturated +25%#EBA6BE

Less saturated −25%#CFC2C6

Channel breakdown

R221

G180

B194

Red221 (86.7%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue339.51°

Saturation (HSL)37.61%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G B4 · B C2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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