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Recognised as Colour

#DDCDD3

  • #DDCDD3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDCDD3 is a red with RGB values 221, 205, 211 and HSL 338°, 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

#DDCDD3#DDCDD3
HEX#DDCDD3
RGBrgb(221, 205, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8039, 0.8275
RGB percentages86.7%, 80.4%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(337.5, 19%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 7.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 4.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,536,147
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCDD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.75:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#22322C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED0D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D2D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E0CDCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 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 text13.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.7Gainsboro · ΔE 7.7Silver · ΔE 9Misty rose · ΔE 10.8Thistle · ΔE 11.2Lavender · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDDDD7
Analogous#DDCDDB, #DDCFCD
Triadic#D3DDCD, #CDD3DD
Split complementary#CDDDCF, #CDDBDD
Tetradic#DBDDCD, #CDDDD7, #CFCDDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2EBEE
Darker −10%#C8AFB8
Darker −20%#B4909E
Darker −30%#9F7283
Darker −40%#845A6A
More saturated +25%#E8C3D0
Less saturated −25%#D5D5D5

Channel breakdown

R221
G205
B211
Red221 (86.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue337.5°
Saturation (HSL)19.05%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CD · B D3

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