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#DD726E Color

#DD726E is rgb(221, 114, 110) in RGB, hsl(2, 62%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 50%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD726E
HEX#DD726E
RGBrgb(221, 114, 110)
HSLhsl(2, 62%, 65%)
HSVhsv(2, 50%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 50%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.134 23.5)
LABlab(60.87% 42.33 22.40)
LCHlch(60.87% 47.89 27.89)

What #DD726E 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 #DD726E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#DD726E Channel Values

How #DD726E 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 114 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 2° · S 62% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 2° · S 50% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 50% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD726E 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD726E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD726E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DD726E

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD726E.

How #DD726E 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#DD726E
Protanopia#8C8C6D
Protanomaly#B2826E
Deuteranopia#A0A069
Deuteranomaly#BC906B
Tritanopia#DD7272
Tritanomaly#DD7270
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD726E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd726e: #DD726E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD726E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd726e': '#DD726E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.447, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_dd726e">#DD726E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD726E"

More Red Colors

#DD726E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD726E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD726E?

#DD726E is a light red — rgb(221, 114, 110) in RGB and hsl(2, 62%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #DD726E?

#DD726E is rgb(221, 114, 110) — red 221, green 114, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD726E?

#DD726E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 50%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD726E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD726E scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD726E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD726E 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 6.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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