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Recognised as Colour

#DDCBCC

  • #DDCBCC
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDCBCC is a red with RGB values 221, 203, 204 and HSL 357°, 21%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DDCBCC#DDCBCC
HEX#DDCBCC
RGBrgb(221, 203, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7961, 0.8
RGB percentages86.7%, 79.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(356.7, 20.9%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 8.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 7.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,628
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCBCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.49:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#223433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECDCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D0CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E1CACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.8Gainsboro · ΔE 8.1Silver · ΔE 8.6Misty rose · ΔE 10.3Lavender blush · ΔE 13.1Thistle · ΔE 13.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBDDDC
Analogous#DDCBD5, #DDD3CB
Triadic#CCDDCB, #CBCCDD
Split complementary#CBDDD3, #CBD5DD
Tetradic#D5DDCB, #CBDDDC, #D3CBDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1EAEA
Darker −10%#C9ACAE
Darker −20%#B58D90
Darker −30%#A16E71
Darker −40%#85575A
More saturated +25%#E8C0C2
Less saturated −25%#D4D4D4

Channel breakdown

R221
G203
B204
Red221 (86.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue356.67°
Saturation (HSL)20.93%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CB · B CC

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