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#DD98BB Color

#DD98BB is rgb(221, 152, 187) in RGB, hsl(330, 50%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 15%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kobi (#E79FC4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD98BB
HEX#DD98BB
RGBrgb(221, 152, 187)
HSLhsl(330, 50%, 73%)
HSVhsv(330, 31%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 15%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.094 347.8)
LABlab(70.60% 30.36 -7.20)
LCHlch(70.60% 31.21 346.66)

What #DD98BB 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 #DD98BB, 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.

#DD98BB Channel Values

How #DD98BB 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 152 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 50% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 31% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 15% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD98BB 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD98BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD98BB; 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 #DD98BB

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 #DD98BB.

How #DD98BB 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#DD98BB
Protanopia#A6A6BB
Protanomaly#BFA1BB
Deuteranopia#B3B3B9
Deuteranomaly#C5A9BA
Tritanopia#DA9D9D
Tritanomaly#DB9BAA
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD98BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd98bb: #DD98BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD98BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd98bb': '#DD98BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.596, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_dd98bb">#DD98BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD98BB"

More Pink Colors

#DD98BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD98BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD98BB?

#DD98BB is a light pink — rgb(221, 152, 187) in RGB and hsl(330, 50%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kobi (#E79FC4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.18.

What is the RGB value of #DD98BB?

#DD98BB is rgb(221, 152, 187) — red 221, green 152, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD98BB?

#DD98BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 15%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD98BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD98BB scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD98BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD98BB 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 14.85, which is visibly different.

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