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#DDA7AC Color

#DDA7AC is rgb(221, 167, 172) in RGB, hsl(354, 44%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 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 3.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDA7AC
HEX#DDA7AC
RGBrgb(221, 167, 172)
HSLhsl(354, 44%, 76%)
HSVhsv(354, 24%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.064 12.5)
LABlab(73.73% 21.01 5.57)
LCHlch(73.73% 21.74 14.84)

What #DDA7AC 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 #DDA7AC, 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.

#DDA7AC Channel Values

How #DDA7AC 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 167 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 44% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 24% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 22% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDA7AC 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DDA7AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDA7AC; 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 #DDA7AC

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 #DDA7AC.

How #DDA7AC 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#DDA7AC
Protanopia#B2B2AC
Protanomaly#C5AEAC
Deuteranopia#BBBBAA
Deuteranomaly#CAB3AB
Tritanopia#DDA8A8
Tritanomaly#DDA7A9
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDA7AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dda7ac: #DDA7AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDA7AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dda7ac': '#DDA7AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.655, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_dda7ac">#DDA7AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDA7AC"

More Red Colors

#DDA7AC sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDA7AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDA7AC?

#DDA7AC is a light red — rgb(221, 167, 172) in RGB and hsl(354, 44%, 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 3.15.

What is the RGB value of #DDA7AC?

#DDA7AC is rgb(221, 167, 172) — red 221, green 167, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDA7AC?

#DDA7AC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDA7AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDA7AC scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDA7AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDA7AC 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 10.55, which is visibly different.

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