What color is #DD1188?

#DD1188 is a vivid rose known as Benevolent Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Benevolent Pink?

The RGB value is 221, 17, 136: 221 red, 17 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Benevolent Pink?

The complementary color is #11DD66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD1188?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Benevolent Pink color: hex code #DD1188

#DD1188 rgb(221, 17, 136)

Shades of pink

Benevolent Pink has the hex code #DD1188. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 6.7% green and 53.3% blue (221, 17, 136).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 38% yellow and 13% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

Benevolent Pink (#DD1188) color codes

HEX	`#DD1188`
RGB	`rgb(221, 17, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 6.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 38%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.95, 76.58, -10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.95, 77.27, 352.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.466, 17.555, 24.861)`
Decimal	`14487944`
Short hex	`#D18`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Benevolent Pink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DD1188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#DD1188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DD1188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd1188; }
.text { color: #dd1188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd1188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 17 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd1188, #dd1122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DD1188 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD1188?: #DD1188 is a vivid rose known as Benevolent Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Benevolent Pink?: The RGB value is 221, 17, 136: 221 red, 17 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Benevolent Pink?: The complementary color is #11DD66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD1188?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.