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Recognised as Colour

#DDCDD0

  • #DDCDD0
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDCDD0 is a red with RGB values 221, 205, 208 and HSL 349°, 19%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DDCDD0#DDCDD0
HEX#DDCDD0
RGBrgb(221, 205, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8039, 0.8157
RGB percentages86.7%, 80.4%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(348.8, 19%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 7.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 5.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,536,144
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCDD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.72:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#22322F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCFD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D2D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E0CCCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.1Gainsboro · ΔE 7.3Silver · ΔE 8.6Misty rose · ΔE 10.3Lavender blush · ΔE 12.4Thistle · ΔE 12.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDDDDA
Analogous#DDCDD8, #DDD2CD
Triadic#D0DDCD, #CDD0DD
Split complementary#CDDDD2, #CDD8DD
Tetradic#D8DDCD, #CDDDDA, #D2CDDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2EBED
Darker −10%#C8AFB3
Darker −20%#B49097
Darker −30%#9F727A
Darker −40%#845A62
More saturated +25%#E8C3C9
Less saturated −25%#D5D5D5

Channel breakdown

R221
G205
B208
Red221 (86.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue348.75°
Saturation (HSL)19.05%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CD · B D0

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