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#DDA6AE Color

#DDA6AE is rgb(221, 166, 174) in RGB, hsl(351, 45%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDA6AE
HEX#DDA6AE
RGBrgb(221, 166, 174)
HSLhsl(351, 45%, 76%)
HSVhsv(351, 25%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.066 9)
LABlab(73.54% 21.74 4.20)
LCHlch(73.54% 22.14 10.93)

What #DDA6AE 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 #DDA6AE, 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.

#DDA6AE Channel Values

How #DDA6AE 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 166 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 45% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 25% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 21% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDA6AE 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DDA6AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDA6AE; 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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Tints & Shades of #DDA6AE

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

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How #DDA6AE 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#DDA6AE
Protanopia#B1B1AE
Protanomaly#C4ADAE
Deuteranopia#BBBBAC
Deuteranomaly#C9B3AD
Tritanopia#DCA7A7
Tritanomaly#DDA7AA
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDA6AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dda6ae: #DDA6AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDA6AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dda6ae': '#DDA6AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.651, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_dda6ae">#DDA6AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDA6AE"

More Red Colors

#DDA6AE sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDA6AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDA6AE?

#DDA6AE is a light red — rgb(221, 166, 174) in RGB and hsl(351, 45%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.27.

What is the RGB value of #DDA6AE?

#DDA6AE is rgb(221, 166, 174) — red 221, green 166, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDA6AE?

#DDA6AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDA6AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDA6AE scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDA6AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDA6AE 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 10.29, which is visibly different.

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