What color is #DDA7B1?

#DDA7B1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDA7B1?

The RGB value is 221, 167, 177: 221 red, 167 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDA7B1?

The complementary color is #A7DDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDA7B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDA7B1 color

#DDA7B1 rgb(221, 167, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DDA7B1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 65.5% green and 69.4% blue (221, 167, 177).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 44% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#DDA7B1 color codes

HEX	`#DDA7B1`
RGB	`rgb(221, 167, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 65.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 44%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 24%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.67, 21.33, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.67, 21.49, 6.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.574, 46.186, 47.785)`
Decimal	`14526385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDA7B1, 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 #DDA7B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDA7B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #DDA7B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dda7b1; }
.text { color: #dda7b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dda7b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 167 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dda7b1, #ddb8a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #DDA7B1?: #DDA7B1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDA7B1?: The RGB value is 221, 167, 177: 221 red, 167 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDA7B1?: The complementary color is #A7DDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDA7B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.