#dd9b97

Color #dd9b97

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#dd9b97

RGB

rgb(221, 155, 151)

HSL

hsl(3.4, 50.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.4, 31.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.9%, 31.7%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(70.21, 24.14, 12.01)

LCH

lch(70.21, 26.96, 26.45)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0798, 23)

HWB

hwb(3.4, 59.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97d9dd

Analogous

#dd97b6

#dd9b97

#ddbe97

Triadic

#dd9b97

#97dd9b

#9b97dd

Split-complementary

#dd9b97

#97ddbe

#97b6dd

Tetradic

#dd9b97

#d9dd97

#97d9dd

#9b97dd

Square

#dd9b97

#b6dd97

#97d9dd

#be97dd

Shades

Color #dd9b97 mixed toward black.

#ce6e68

#bb443d

#8c332e

#5d221f

#2f110f

Tints

Color #dd9b97 mixed toward white.

#e3aca8

#e8bcba

#eecdcb

#f4dedc

#f9eeee

Tones

Color #dd9b97 mixed toward gray.

#d7a09d

#d1a5a3

#cbaaa8

#c6b0ae

#c0b5b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c398 · ΔE 29.9

Deuteranopia

#c8cc98 · ΔE 32.6

Tritanopia

#da9999 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dd9b97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dd9b97]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#dd9b97 (#dd9b97) is rgb(221, 155, 151) in RGB.

No, #dd9b97 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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