What color is #DDBABA?

#DDBABA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDBABA?

The RGB value is 221, 186, 186: 221 red, 186 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDBABA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDBABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDBABA color

#DDBABA rgb(221, 186, 186)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 72.9% green and 72.9% blue (221, 186, 186).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 34% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#DDBABA color codes

HEX	`#DDBABA`
RGB	`rgb(221, 186, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 72.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 34%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, 12.51, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 13.36, 20.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.24, 54.037, 53.912)`
Decimal	`14531258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDBABA, 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 #DDBABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDBABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #DDBABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddbaba; }
.text { color: #ddbaba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddbaba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 186 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddbaba, #ddccba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DDBABA?: #DDBABA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDBABA?: The RGB value is 221, 186, 186: 221 red, 186 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDBABA?: The complementary color is #BADDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDBABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.