What color is #DD39AF?

#DD39AF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Loudicious Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DD39AF?

The RGB value is 221, 57, 175: 221 red, 57 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DD39AF?

The complementary color is #39DD67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD39AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DD39AF color

#DD39AF rgb(221, 57, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DD39AF is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 22.4% green and 68.6% blue (221, 57, 175).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 71% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 21% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Loudicious Pink (#D92FB4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#DD39AF color codes

HEX	`#DD39AF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 57, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 22.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 71%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 74%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 21%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, 72.55, -26.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 77.3, 339.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.021, 21.398, 42.624)`
Decimal	`14498223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DD39AF, 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 #DD39AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD39AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #DD39AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd39af; }
.text { color: #dd39af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd39af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 57 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd39af, #dd395d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Barbie Pink.

Questions

What color is #DD39AF?: #DD39AF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Loudicious Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DD39AF?: The RGB value is 221, 57, 175: 221 red, 57 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DD39AF?: The complementary color is #39DD67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD39AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.