What color is #DDB1B1?

#DDB1B1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDB1B1?

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

What is the complementary color of #DDB1B1?

The complementary color is #B1DDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDB1B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDB1B1 color

#DDB1B1 rgb(221, 177, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DDB1B1 is a light, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 39% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Perfect Pink (#E5B3B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#DDB1B1 color codes

HEX	`#DDB1B1`
RGB	`rgb(221, 177, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 69.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 39%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.06, 15.94, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.06, 17.06, 20.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.477, 49.993, 48.419)`
Decimal	`14528945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDB1B1, 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 #DDB1B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDB1B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #DDB1B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddb1b1; }
.text { color: #ddb1b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddb1b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 177 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddb1b1, #ddc7b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DDB1B1?: #DDB1B1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDB1B1?: The RGB value is 221, 177, 177: 221 red, 177 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDB1B1?: The complementary color is #B1DDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDB1B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.