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Recognised as Colour

#DDC4C6

  • #DDC4C6
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDC4C6 is a red with RGB values 221, 196, 198 and HSL 355°, 27%, 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 Light grey.

Colour values

#DDC4C6#DDC4C6
HEX#DDC4C6
RGBrgb(221, 196, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7686, 0.7765
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(355.2, 26.9%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.2, 11.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 10.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,830
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC4C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.79:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#223B39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C7C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCCC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E3C2C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 10Silver · ΔE 10Gainsboro · ΔE 11.4Misty rose · ΔE 11.7Thistle · ΔE 12.2Pink · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4DDDB
Analogous#DDC4D2, #DDCEC4
Triadic#C6DDC4, #C4C6DD
Split complementary#C4DDCE, #C4D2DD
Tetradic#D3DDC4, #C4DDDB, #CFC4DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E4E5
Darker −10%#CAA4A7
Darker −20%#B88387
Darker −30%#A56368
Darker −40%#874E52
More saturated +25%#E9B8BC
Less saturated −25%#D1D0D0

Channel breakdown

R221
G196
B198
Red221 (86.7%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue355.2°
Saturation (HSL)26.88%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C4 · B C6

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