Information about #DD8399 color

#DD8399 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DD8399 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 131, 153) — 86.7% red, 51.4% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 27 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DD8399 reads as a pleasantly vivid red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Shimmering Blush (#D98695). Slightly further away sit Dull Pink (#D5869D) and Metallic Rouge (#E48995).

In RGB terms — rgb(221, 131, 153) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DD8399: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #DD8399 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DD8399 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DD8399 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 #DD8399

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

Dull Pink color link
Dull Pink

#D5869D

Carissma color link
Carissma

#E68095

Dusty Pink color link
Dusty Pink

#D58A94

Ruddy Pink color link
Ruddy Pink

#E18E96

Sign Pink color link
Sign Pink

#E57A98

Can color link
Can

#D08A9B

Pastel Berry color link
Pastel Berry

#ED8698

Puce color link
Puce

#CC8899

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD8399
  • RGB221, 131, 153
  • CMYK0, 35, 27, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 131, 153)
  • HSL345°, 57%, 69%
  • HSL Precise345.333°, 56.962%, 69.02%
  • HSV345°, 41%, 87%
  • HSB345°, 41%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.514, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.514, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.514, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDD8399
  • DECIMAL ID14517145
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01