What color is #DD1177?

#DD1177 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Vampire Love Story. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DD1177?

The RGB value is 221, 17, 119: 221 red, 17 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DD1177?

The complementary color is #11DD77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD1177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DD1177 color

#DD1177 rgb(221, 17, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DD1177 is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 6.7% green and 46.7% blue (221, 17, 119).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 46% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Vampire Love Story (#DD0077), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#DD1177 color codes

HEX	`#DD1177`
RGB	`rgb(221, 17, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 6.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 46%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.4, 75.09, -0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.4, 75.09, 359.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.352, 17.11, 18.995)`
Decimal	`14487927`
Short hex	`#D17`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DD1177, 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 #DD1177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#DD1177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	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 #DD1177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd1177; }
.text { color: #dd1177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd1177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 17 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd1177, #dd1111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Barbie Pink.

Questions

What color is #DD1177?: #DD1177 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Vampire Love Story. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DD1177?: The RGB value is 221, 17, 119: 221 red, 17 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DD1177?: The complementary color is #11DD77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD1177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.