What color is #DDABBF?

#DDABBF 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 #DDABBF?

The RGB value is 221, 171, 191: 221 red, 171 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDABBF?

The complementary color is #ABDDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDABBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDABBF color

#DDABBF rgb(221, 171, 191)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 67.1% green and 74.9% blue (221, 171, 191).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 42% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#DDABBF color codes

HEX	`#DDABBF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 171, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 67.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 42%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.99, 21.37, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.99, 21.6, 351.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.786, 48.262, 55.762)`
Decimal	`14527423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDABBF, 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 #DDABBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDABBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #DDABBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddabbf; }
.text { color: #ddabbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddabbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 171 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddabbf, #ddb0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #DDABBF?: #DDABBF 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 #DDABBF?: The RGB value is 221, 171, 191: 221 red, 171 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDABBF?: The complementary color is #ABDDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDABBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.