Recognised as Colour
#DDBCC6
- #DDBCC6
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDBCC6 is a red with RGB values 221, 188, 198 and HSL 342°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDBCC6#DDBCC6
HEX#DDBCC6
RGBrgb(221, 188, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7373, 0.7765
RGB percentages86.7%, 73.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(341.8, 32.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.8, 14.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 10.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,782
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBCC6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#224339
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCDDD3
Analogous#DDBCD7, #DDC3BC
Triadic#C6DDBC, #BCC6DD
Split complementary#BCDDC3, #BCD7DD
Tetradic#D7DDBC, #BCDDD3, #C3BCDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G188
B198
Red221 (86.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue341.82°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BC · B C6
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