What color is #DDA9BB?

#DDA9BB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDA9BB?

The RGB value is 221, 169, 187: 221 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDA9BB?

The complementary color is #A9DDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDA9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDA9BB color

#DDA9BB rgb(221, 169, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DDA9BB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 66.3% green and 73.3% blue (221, 169, 187).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 43% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#DDA9BB color codes

HEX	`#DDA9BB`
RGB	`rgb(221, 169, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 66.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 43%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 24%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.41, 21.8, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.41, 21.88, 355.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.976, 47.338, 53.351)`
Decimal	`14526907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDA9BB, 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 #DDA9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDA9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #DDA9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dda9bb; }
.text { color: #dda9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dda9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 169 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dda9bb, #ddb1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #DDA9BB?: #DDA9BB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDA9BB?: The RGB value is 221, 169, 187: 221 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDA9BB?: The complementary color is #A9DDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDA9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.