What color is #DD9E95?

#DD9E95 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color She Loves Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DD9E95?

The RGB value is 221, 158, 149: 221 red, 158 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DD9E95?

The complementary color is #95D4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD9E95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DD9E95 color

#DD9E95 rgb(221, 158, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DD9E95 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 62% green and 58.4% blue (221, 158, 149).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 51% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is She Loves Pink (#E39B96), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#DD9E95 color codes

HEX	`#DD9E95`
RGB	`rgb(221, 158, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 62%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 51%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 33%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 33%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.87, 22.27, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.87, 26.33, 32.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.472, 41.999, 34.034)`
Decimal	`14524053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DD9E95, 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 #DD9E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DD9E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #DD9E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd9e95; }
.text { color: #dd9e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd9e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 158 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd9e95, #ddc295); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #DD9E95?: #DD9E95 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color She Loves Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DD9E95?: The RGB value is 221, 158, 149: 221 red, 158 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DD9E95?: The complementary color is #95D4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD9E95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.