What color is #DDA8BA?

#DDA8BA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDA8BA?

The RGB value is 221, 168, 186: 221 red, 168 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDA8BA?

The complementary color is #A8DDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDA8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDA8BA color

#DDA8BA rgb(221, 168, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DDA8BA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 65.9% green and 72.9% blue (221, 168, 186).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 44% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Little Princess (#E6AAC1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#DDA8BA color codes

HEX	`#DDA8BA`
RGB	`rgb(221, 168, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 65.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 44%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 24%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.14, 22.18, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.14, 22.24, 355.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.684, 46.925, 52.727)`
Decimal	`14526650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDA8BA, 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 #DDA8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDA8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #DDA8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dda8ba; }
.text { color: #dda8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dda8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 168 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dda8ba, #ddb0a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #DDA8BA?: #DDA8BA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDA8BA?: The RGB value is 221, 168, 186: 221 red, 168 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDA8BA?: The complementary color is #A8DDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDA8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.