Recognised as Colour
#DDBBC3
- #DDBBC3
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDBBC3 is a red with RGB values 221, 187, 195 and HSL 346°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDBBC3#DDBBC3
HEX#DDBBC3
RGBrgb(221, 187, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7333, 0.7647
RGB percentages86.7%, 73.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(345.9, 33.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 15.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 11.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,523
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBBC3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#22443C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBDDD5
Analogous#DDBBD4, #DDC4BB
Triadic#C3DDBB, #BBC3DD
Split complementary#BBDDC4, #BBD4DD
Tetradic#D4DDBB, #BBDDD5, #C4BBDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G187
B195
Red221 (86.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue345.88°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BB · B C3
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