Colour
#DDBBC8
- #DDBBC8
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDBBC8 is a red with RGB values 221, 187, 200 and HSL 337°, 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
#DDBBC8#DDBBC8
HEX#DDBBC8
RGBrgb(221, 187, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7333, 0.7843
RGB percentages86.7%, 73.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(337.1, 33.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 15.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 9.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,528
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBBC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#224437
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 text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBDDD0
Analogous#DDBBD9, #DDBFBB
Triadic#C8DDBB, #BBC8DD
Split complementary#BBDDBF, #BBD9DD
Tetradic#D9DDBB, #BBDDD0, #BFBBDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G187
B200
Red221 (86.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue337.06°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BB · B C8
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