What color is #DD51A0?

#DD51A0 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Sugar Rush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DD51A0?

The RGB value is 221, 81, 160: 221 red, 81 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DD51A0?

The complementary color is #51DD8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD51A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DD51A0 color

#DD51A0 rgb(221, 81, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DD51A0 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 31.8% green and 62.7% blue (221, 81, 160).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 67% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 28% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Rush (#D85DA1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#DD51A0 color codes

HEX	`#DD51A0`
RGB	`rgb(221, 81, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 31.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 67%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 63%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 28%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.89, 62.03, -14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.89, 63.61, 347.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.108, 23.799, 35.785)`
Decimal	`14504352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DD51A0, 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 #DD51A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD51A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #DD51A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd51a0; }
.text { color: #dd51a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd51a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 81 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd51a0, #dd515a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #DD51A0?: #DD51A0 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Sugar Rush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DD51A0?: The RGB value is 221, 81, 160: 221 red, 81 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DD51A0?: The complementary color is #51DD8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD51A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.