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Recognised as Colour

#DDC3CC

  • #DDC3CC
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DDC3CC is a red with RGB values 221, 195, 204 and HSL 339°, 28%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DDC3CC#DDC3CC
HEX#DDC3CC
RGBrgb(221, 195, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7647, 0.8
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(339.2, 27.7%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.2, 11.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 7.7%, 13.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,580
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC3CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#223C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C5C7CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCBCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E2C2C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C3DDD4
Analogous#DDC3D9, #DDC7C3
Triadic#CCDDC3, #C3CCDD
Split complementary#C3DDC7, #C3D9DD
Tetradic#D9DDC3, #C3DDD4, #C7C3DD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFE4E8
Darker −10%#CBA2B0
Darker −20%#B88295
Darker −30%#A66179
Darker −40%#874D61
More saturated +25%#E9B7C8
Less saturated −25%#D1CFD0

Channel breakdown

R221
G195
B204
Red221 (86.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue339.23°
Saturation (HSL)27.66%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C3 · B CC

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