Colour
#DDBDC5
- #DDBDC5
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDBDC5 is a red with RGB values 221, 189, 197 and HSL 345°, 32%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDBDC5#DDBDC5
HEX#DDBDC5
RGBrgb(221, 189, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7412, 0.7725
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(345, 32%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 14.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 10.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,037
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBDC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#22423A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDDDD5
Analogous#DDBDD5, #DDC5BD
Triadic#C5DDBD, #BDC5DD
Split complementary#BDDDC5, #BDD5DD
Tetradic#D5DDBD, #BDDDD5, #C5BDDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G189
B197
Red221 (86.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BD · B C5
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