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Colour

#DDC6CD

  • #DDC6CD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDC6CD is a red with RGB values 221, 198, 205 and HSL 342°, 25%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DDC6CD#DDC6CD
HEX#DDC6CD
RGBrgb(221, 198, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7765, 0.8039
RGB percentages86.7%, 77.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(341.7, 25.3%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 10.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 7.2%, 13.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,349
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC6CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#223932

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C8CACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCDCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E1C5C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 9.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C6DDD6
Analogous#DDC6D8, #DDCBC6
Triadic#CDDDC6, #C6CDDD
Split complementary#C6DDCB, #C6D8DD
Tetradic#D8DDC6, #C6DDD6, #CBC6DD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E6E9
Darker −10%#CAA6B1
Darker −20%#B78695
Darker −30%#A46679
Darker −40%#875061
More saturated +25%#E8BBC9
Less saturated −25%#D2D1D1

Channel breakdown

R221
G198
B205
Red221 (86.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue341.74°
Saturation (HSL)25.27%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C6 · B CD

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