Colour
#DDBCBD
- #DDBCBD
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#DDBCBD is a red with RGB values 221, 188, 189 and HSL 358°, 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 Silver.
Colour values
#DDBCBD#DDBCBD
HEX#DDBCBD
RGBrgb(221, 188, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7373, 0.7412
RGB percentages86.7%, 73.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(358.2, 32.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.2, 14.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 14.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,773
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBCBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#224342
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 text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCDDDC
Analogous#DDBCCD, #DDCCBC
Triadic#BDDDBC, #BCBDDD
Split complementary#BCDDCC, #BCCDDD
Tetradic#CEDDBC, #BCDDDC, #CCBCDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G188
B189
Red221 (86.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue358.18°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BC · B BD
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