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#DD88AA Color

#DD88AA is rgb(221, 136, 170) in RGB, hsl(336, 56%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 23%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD88AA
HEX#DD88AA
RGBrgb(221, 136, 170)
HSLhsl(336, 56%, 70%)
HSVhsv(336, 38%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 23%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.111 354.7)
LABlab(66.65% 36.57 -3.50)
LCHlch(66.65% 36.73 354.53)

What #DD88AA 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 #DD88AA, 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.

#DD88AA Channel Values

How #DD88AA 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 136 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 56% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 38% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 23% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD88AA 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD88AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD88AA; 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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Tints & Shades of #DD88AA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD88AA.

How #DD88AA 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#DD88AA
Protanopia#9B9BAA
Protanomaly#B994AA
Deuteranopia#AAAAA7
Deuteranomaly#C19EA8
Tritanopia#DA8D8D
Tritanomaly#DB8B99
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD88AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd88aa: #DD88AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD88AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd88aa': '#DD88AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.533, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_dd88aa">#DD88AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD88AA"

More Pink Colors

#DD88AA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD88AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD88AA?

#DD88AA is a light pink — rgb(221, 136, 170) in RGB and hsl(336, 56%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.96.

What is the RGB value of #DD88AA?

#DD88AA is rgb(221, 136, 170) — red 221, green 136, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD88AA?

#DD88AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 23%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD88AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD88AA scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD88AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD88AA 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 11.54, which is visibly different.

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