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Recognised as Colour

#DDCCCD

  • #DDCCCD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDCCCD is a red with RGB values 221, 204, 205 and HSL 356°, 20%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DDCCCD#DDCCCD
HEX#DDCCCD
RGBrgb(221, 204, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8, 0.8039
RGB percentages86.7%, 80%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(356.5, 20%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.5, 7.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 7.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,885
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCCCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.59:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#223332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E1CBCCno 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 text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.4Gainsboro · ΔE 7.6Silver · ΔE 8.5Misty rose · ΔE 10.1Lavender blush · ΔE 12.8Linen · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCDDDC
Analogous#DDCCD6, #DDD4CC
Triadic#CDDDCC, #CCCDDD
Split complementary#CCDDD4, #CCD6DD
Tetradic#D6DDCC, #CCDDDC, #D4CCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1EBEB
Darker −10%#C9ADAF
Darker −20%#B48F91
Darker −30%#A07073
Darker −40%#85585B
More saturated +25%#E8C1C4
Less saturated −25%#D5D5D5

Channel breakdown

R221
G204
B205
Red221 (86.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue356.47°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CC · B CD

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