Colour
#DDBCC7
- #DDBCC7
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDBCC7 is a red with RGB values 221, 188, 199 and HSL 340°, 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
#DDBCC7#DDBCC7
HEX#DDBCC7
RGBrgb(221, 188, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7373, 0.7804
RGB percentages86.7%, 73.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(340, 32.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 14.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 10%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,783
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBCC7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#224338
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 text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCDDD2
Analogous#DDBCD8, #DDC2BC
Triadic#C7DDBC, #BCC7DD
Split complementary#BCDDC2, #BCD8DD
Tetradic#D8DDBC, #BCDDD2, #C2BCDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G188
B199
Red221 (86.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BC · B C7
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