Recognised as Colour
#DDC2CA
- #DDC2CA
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDC2CA is a red with RGB values 221, 194, 202 and HSL 342°, 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
#DDC2CA#DDC2CA
HEX#DDC2CA
RGBrgb(221, 194, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7608, 0.7922
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(342.2, 28.4%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 12.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 8.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,322
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC2CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#223D35
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 text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2DDD5
Analogous#DDC2D8, #DDC8C2
Triadic#CADDC2, #C2CADD
Split complementary#C2DDC8, #C2D8DD
Tetradic#D8DDC2, #C2DDD5, #C7C2DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G194
B202
Red221 (86.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue342.22°
Saturation (HSL)28.42%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C2 · B CA
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