Information about #DD8CAF color

#DD8CAF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DD8CAF belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(221, 140, 175) — 86.7% red, 54.9% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 18 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DD8CAF reads as a clearly saturated romantic rose and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cadillac Pink (#E38AAE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spring Pink (#E487B1) and Charm Pink (#E68FAC).

In RGB terms — rgb(221, 140, 175) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DD8CAF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #DD8CAF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DD8CAF color variations

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

#DD8CAF 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 #DD8CAF

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

Spring Pink color link
Spring Pink

#E487B1

Charm Pink color link
Charm Pink

#E68FAC

Rich Pink color link
Rich Pink

#EA8FB6

Faded Pink color link
Faded Pink

#DE9DAC

Floyd color link
Floyd

#DA9CA6

Shocking color link
Shocking

#E292C0

Parrot Pink color link
Parrot Pink

#D998A0

Illusion color link
Illusion

#EF95AE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD8CAF
  • RGB221, 140, 175
  • CMYK0, 32, 18, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 140, 175)
  • HSL334°, 54%, 71%
  • HSL Precise334.074°, 54.362%, 70.784%
  • HSV334°, 37%, 87%
  • HSB334°, 37%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.549, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.549, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.549, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDD8CAF
  • DECIMAL ID14519471
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01