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#DD92BE Color

#DD92BE is rgb(221, 146, 190) in RGB, hsl(325, 52%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kobi (#E79FC4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD92BE
HEX#DD92BE
RGBrgb(221, 146, 190)
HSLhsl(325, 52%, 72%)
HSVhsv(325, 34%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 14%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.106 343.9)
LABlab(69.34% 33.77 -10.72)
LCHlch(69.34% 35.43 342.39)

What #DD92BE 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 #DD92BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 5.66Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 6.91Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 7.09Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 8.14Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.58Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 9.04

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

#DD92BE Channel Values

How #DD92BE 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 146 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 52% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 34% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 14% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD92BE 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DD92BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DD92BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD92BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DD92BE
Complementary
#92DDB1
Analogous
#D792DD
Analogous
#DD9299
Triadic
#BEDD92
Triadic
#92BEDD
Split comp.
#99DD92
Split comp.
#92DDD7

Tints & Shades of #DD92BE

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

#E2A2C7
#E5AECE
#EABDD7
#EFCDE1
#F4DCEA
#F8E8F1

Shades

#D06CA6
#C54992
#A73577
#80285B
#591C40
#361127

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD92BE.

How #DD92BE 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#DD92BE
Protanopia#A2A2BE
Protanomaly#BD9CBE
Deuteranopia#B0B0BC
Deuteranomaly#C3A5BD
Tritanopia#D99898
Tritanomaly#DB96A9
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD92BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd92be: #DD92BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD92BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd92be': '#DD92BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.573, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_dd92be">#DD92BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD92BE"

More Pink Colors

#DD92BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#DD92BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD92BE?

#DD92BE is a light pink — rgb(221, 146, 190) in RGB and hsl(325, 52%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kobi (#E79FC4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #DD92BE?

#DD92BE is rgb(221, 146, 190) — red 221, green 146, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD92BE?

#DD92BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 14%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD92BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD92BE scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD92BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD92BE 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 12.18, which is visibly different.

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