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Recognised as Colour

#DDBBBE

  • #DDBBBE
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DDBBBE is a red with RGB values 221, 187, 190 and HSL 355°, 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 Thistle.

Colour values

#DDBBBE#DDBBBE
HEX#DDBBBE
RGBrgb(221, 187, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7333, 0.7451
RGB percentages86.7%, 73.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(354.7, 33.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 15.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 14%, 13.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,518
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBBBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#224441

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C0C0BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C5BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E4B8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BBDDDA
Analogous#DDBBCF, #DDC9BB
Triadic#BEDDBB, #BBBEDD
Split complementary#BBDDC9, #BBCFDD
Tetradic#CFDDBB, #BBDDDA, #C9BBDD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEDDDF
Darker −10%#CC999D
Darker −20%#BB777D
Darker −30%#AA555C
Darker −40%#88444A
More saturated +25%#EAAEB3
Less saturated −25%#D0C8C9

Channel breakdown

R221
G187
B190
Red221 (86.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue354.71°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BB · B BE

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