Recognised as Colour
#DDC2C9
- #DDC2C9
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDC2C9 is a red with RGB values 221, 194, 201 and HSL 344°, 28%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDC2C9#DDC2C9
HEX#DDC2C9
RGBrgb(221, 194, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7608, 0.7882
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.1%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(344.4, 28.4%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 12.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,321
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC2C9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.63:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#223D36
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2DDD6
Analogous#DDC2D6, #DDC9C2
Triadic#C9DDC2, #C2C9DD
Split complementary#C2DDC9, #C2D7DD
Tetradic#D7DDC2, #C2DDD6, #C9C2DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G194
B201
Red221 (86.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue344.44°
Saturation (HSL)28.42%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C2 · B C9
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