Information about #DD5A9E color

#DD5A9E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DD5A9E is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 90, 158) — 86.7% red, 35.3% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 51 / 25 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DD5A9E presents itself as a energetic, saturated romantic rose — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pink Cupcake (#E45E9D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Raspberry Pink (#E25098) and China Pink (#DE6FA1).

The recipe behind #DD5A9E is rgb(221, 90, 158), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DD5A9E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DD5A9E color variations

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#DD5A9E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DD5A9E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD5A9E
  • RGB221, 90, 158
  • CMYK0, 51, 25, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 90, 158)
  • HSL329°, 66%, 61%
  • HSL Precise328.855°, 65.829%, 60.98%
  • HSV329°, 59%, 87%
  • HSB329°, 59%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.353, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.353, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.353, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDD5A9E
  • DECIMAL ID14506654
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01