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#DD088F Color

#DD088F is rgb(221, 8, 143) in RGB, hsl(322, 93%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 35%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD088F
HEX#DD088F
RGBrgb(221, 8, 143)
HSLhsl(322, 93%, 45%)
HSVhsv(322, 96%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 35%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.243 351.1)
LABlab(49.41% 76.60 -13.26)
LCHlch(49.41% 77.74 350.18)

What #DD088F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DD088F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 6.2Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.25Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 8.39Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 8.57Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 8.83Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 9.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#DD088F Channel Values

How #DD088F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 221 · G 8 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 93% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 96% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 35% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD088F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DD088F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DD088F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD088F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DD088F
Complementary
#08DD56
Analogous
#C108DD
Analogous
#DD0824
Triadic
#8FDD08
Triadic
#088FDD
Split comp.
#24DD08
Split comp.
#08DDC1

Tints & Shades of #DD088F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F718A5
#F83AB2
#F962C2
#FB84CF
#FCABDE
#FDCEEC

Shades

#C0077C
#A20669
#850556
#6C0446
#4F0333
#310220

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD088F.

How #DD088F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DD088F
Protanopia#63638E
Protanomaly#A34E8F
Deuteranopia#87878A
Deuteranomaly#B06A8C
Tritanopia#D83636
Tritanomaly#DA2A66
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD088F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dd088f: #DD088F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD088F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd088f': '#DD088F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.031, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_dd088f">#DD088F</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD088F"

More Pink Colors

#DD088F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#DD088F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD088F?

#DD088F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(221, 8, 143) in RGB and hsl(322, 93%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #DD088F?

#DD088F is rgb(221, 8, 143) — red 221, green 8, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD088F?

#DD088F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 35%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD088F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DD088F scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD088F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD088F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 8.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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