Recognised as Colour
#DDBDCD
- #DDBDCD
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDBDCD is a red with RGB values 221, 189, 205 and HSL 330°, 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
#DDBDCD#DDBDCD
HEX#DDBDCD
RGBrgb(221, 189, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7412, 0.8039
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(330, 32%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 14.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 7.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,045
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBDCD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#224232
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDDDCD
Analogous#DDBDDD, #DDBDBD
Triadic#CDDDBD, #BDCDDD
Split complementary#BDDDBD, #BDDDDD
Tetradic#DDDDBD, #BDDDCD, #BDBDDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G189
B205
Red221 (86.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BD · B CD
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page