What color is #DDABCA?

#DDABCA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDABCA?

The RGB value is 221, 171, 202: 221 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDABCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDABCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDABCA color

#DDABCA rgb(221, 171, 202)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 67.1% green and 79.2% blue (221, 171, 202).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 42% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pink Bliss (#E3ABCE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#DDABCA color codes

HEX	`#DDABCA`
RGB	`rgb(221, 171, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 67.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 42%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.3, 23.21, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.3, 24.78, 339.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.042, 48.764, 62.379)`
Decimal	`14527434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDABCA, 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 #DDABCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDABCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #DDABCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddabca; }
.text { color: #ddabca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddabca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 171 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddabca, #ddabb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DDABCA?: #DDABCA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDABCA?: The RGB value is 221, 171, 202: 221 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDABCA?: The complementary color is #ABDDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDABCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.