Recognised as Colour
#DDC5CC
- #DDC5CC
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDC5CC is a red with RGB values 221, 197, 204 and HSL 343°, 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 Thistle.
Colour values
#DDC5CC#DDC5CC
HEX#DDC5CC
RGBrgb(221, 197, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7725, 0.8
RGB percentages86.7%, 77.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(342.5, 26.1%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.5, 10.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 7.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,092
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC5CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#223A33
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 text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5DDD6
Analogous#DDC5D8, #DDCAC5
Triadic#CCDDC5, #C5CCDD
Split complementary#C5DDCA, #C5D8DD
Tetradic#D8DDC5, #C5DDD6, #CAC5DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G197
B204
Red221 (86.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue342.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.09%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C5 · B CC
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