Colour
#DDBBBB
- #DDBBBB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#DDBBBB is a red with RGB values 221, 187, 187 and HSL 0°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#DDBBBB#DDBBBB
HEX#DDBBBB
HEX (short)#DBB
RGBrgb(221, 187, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7333, 0.7333
RGB percentages86.7%, 73.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(0, 33.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 15.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 15.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,515
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBBBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#224444
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBDDDD
Analogous#DDBBCC, #DDCCBB
Triadic#BBDDBB, #BBBBDD
Split complementary#BBDDCC, #BBCCDD
Tetradic#CCDDBB, #BBDDDD, #CCBBDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G187
B187
Red221 (86.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BB · B BB
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