Colour
#DDC5CB
- #DDC5CB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#DDC5CB is a red with RGB values 221, 197, 203 and HSL 345°, 26%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#DDC5CB#DDC5CB
HEX#DDC5CB
RGBrgb(221, 197, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7725, 0.7961
RGB percentages86.7%, 77.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(345, 26.1%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 10.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 8.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,091
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC5CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#223A34
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5DDD7
Analogous#DDC5D7, #DDCBC5
Triadic#CBDDC5, #C5CBDD
Split complementary#C5DDCB, #C5D7DD
Tetradic#D7DDC5, #C5DDD7, #CBC5DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G197
B203
Red221 (86.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)26.09%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C5 · B CB
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