What color is #DD99AA?

#DD99AA is a light, moderate red known as Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blush Bomb?

The RGB value is 221, 153, 170: 221 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blush Bomb?

The complementary color is #99DDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD99AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blush Bomb color: hex code #DD99AA

#DD99AA rgb(221, 153, 170)

Shades of pink

Blush Bomb has the hex code #DD99AA. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 60% green and 66.7% blue (221, 153, 170).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 50% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

Blush Bomb (#DD99AA) color codes

HEX	`#DD99AA`
RGB	`rgb(221, 153, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 60%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 50%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 31%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 23%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.22, 27.83, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.22, 27.87, 3.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.467, 41.06, 43.395)`
Decimal	`14522794`
Short hex	`#D9A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blush Bomb, 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 #DD99AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DD99AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	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 #DD99AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd99aa; }
.text { color: #dd99aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd99aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 153 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd99aa, #ddaa99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

See #DD99AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD99AA?: #DD99AA is a light, moderate red known as Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blush Bomb?: The RGB value is 221, 153, 170: 221 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blush Bomb?: The complementary color is #99DDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD99AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.