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#DD7EBC Color

#DD7EBC is rgb(221, 126, 188) in RGB, hsl(321, 58%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 15%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Magenta (#CF71AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD7EBC
HEX#DD7EBC
RGBrgb(221, 126, 188)
HSLhsl(321, 58%, 68%)
HSVhsv(321, 43%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 15%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.139 341.6)
LABlab(65.04% 43.53 -16.00)
LCHlch(65.04% 46.37 339.82)

What #DD7EBC 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 #DD7EBC, 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 pink in the library.

#DD7EBC Channel Values

How #DD7EBC 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 126 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 58% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 43% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 15% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.7:1 vs white · 7.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD7EBC 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 text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD7EBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD7EBC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DD7EBC

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 #DD7EBC.

How #DD7EBC 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#DD7EBC
Protanopia#9494BC
Protanomaly#B68CBC
Deuteranopia#A5A5BA
Deuteranomaly#BE97BB
Tritanopia#D88888
Tritanomaly#DA849F
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD7EBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd7ebc: #DD7EBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD7EBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd7ebc': '#DD7EBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.494, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_dd7ebc">#DD7EBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD7EBC"

More Pink Colors

#DD7EBC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD7EBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD7EBC?

#DD7EBC is a light pink — rgb(221, 126, 188) in RGB and hsl(321, 58%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Magenta (#CF71AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.86.

What is the RGB value of #DD7EBC?

#DD7EBC is rgb(221, 126, 188) — red 221, green 126, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD7EBC?

#DD7EBC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 15%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD7EBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD7EBC scores 2.7:1 against white and 7.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD7EBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD7EBC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.38, which is visibly different.

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