Recognised as Colour
#DDBDBC
- #DDBDBC
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#DDBDBC is a red with RGB values 221, 189, 188 and HSL 2°, 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 Silver.
Colour values
#DDBDBC#DDBDBC
HEX#DDBDBC
RGBrgb(221, 189, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7412, 0.7373
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(1.8, 32.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.8, 14.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 14.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,028
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBDBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 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#224243
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#BCDCDD
Analogous#DDBCCC, #DDCEBC
Triadic#BCDDBD, #BDBCDD
Split complementary#BCDDCE, #BCCCDD
Tetradic#CCDDBC, #BCDCDD, #CDBCDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G189
B188
Red221 (86.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue1.82°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BD · B BC
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