What color is #DD59A4?

#DD59A4 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 #DD59A4?

The RGB value is 221, 89, 164: 221 red, 89 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DD59A4?

The complementary color is #59DD92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD59A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DD59A4 color

#DD59A4 rgb(221, 89, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DD59A4 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 34.9% green and 64.3% blue (221, 89, 164).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 66% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 26% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Rush (#D85DA1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#DD59A4 color codes

HEX	`#DD59A4`
RGB	`rgb(221, 89, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 34.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 66%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 60%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 26%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.27, 59.16, -14.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.27, 60.87, 346.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.094, 25.201, 37.868)`
Decimal	`14506404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DD59A4, 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 #DD59A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DD59A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #DD59A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd59a4; }
.text { color: #dd59a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd59a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 89 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd59a4, #dd5962); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #DD59A4?: #DD59A4 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 #DD59A4?: The RGB value is 221, 89, 164: 221 red, 89 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DD59A4?: The complementary color is #59DD92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD59A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.