What color is #DDB6CF?

#DDB6CF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDB6CF?

The RGB value is 221, 182, 207: 221 red, 182 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDB6CF?

The complementary color is #B6DDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDB6CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDB6CF color

#DDB6CF rgb(221, 182, 207)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DDB6CF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 71.4% green and 81.2% blue (221, 182, 207).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 36% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#DDB6CF color codes

HEX	`#DDB6CF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 182, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 71.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 36%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.07, 18.15, -7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.07, 19.56, 338.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.808, 53.335, 66.269)`
Decimal	`14530255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDB6CF, 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 #DDB6CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDB6CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #DDB6CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddb6cf; }
.text { color: #ddb6cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddb6cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 182 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddb6cf, #ddb6bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DDB6CF?: #DDB6CF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDB6CF?: The RGB value is 221, 182, 207: 221 red, 182 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDB6CF?: The complementary color is #B6DDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDB6CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.