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#DDD4DB Color

#DDD4DB is rgb(221, 212, 219) in RGB, hsl(313, 12%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Silver (#D8D8D8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDD4DB
HEX#DDD4DB
RGBrgb(221, 212, 219)
HSLhsl(313, 12%, 85%)
HSVhsv(313, 4%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.014 333.1)
LABlab(85.80% 4.13 -2.30)
LCHlch(85.80% 4.73 330.84)

What #DDD4DB 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 #DDD4DB, 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.

#DDD4DB Channel Values

How #DDD4DB 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 212 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 12% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 4% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 1% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDD4DB 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDD4DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDD4DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDD4DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DDD4DB

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 #DDD4DB.

How #DDD4DB 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#DDD4DB
Protanopia#D6D6DB
Protanomaly#D9D5DB
Deuteranopia#D7D7DB
Deuteranomaly#D9D6DB
Tritanopia#DCD5D5
Tritanomaly#DCD5D7
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDD4DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ddd4db: #DDD4DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDD4DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddd4db': '#DDD4DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.831, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_ddd4db">#DDD4DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDD4DB"

More Pink Colors

#DDD4DB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDD4DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDD4DB?

#DDD4DB is a lightest pink — rgb(221, 212, 219) in RGB and hsl(313, 12%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Silver (#D8D8D8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.76.

What is the RGB value of #DDD4DB?

#DDD4DB is rgb(221, 212, 219) — red 221, green 212, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDD4DB?

#DDD4DB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDD4DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDD4DB scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDD4DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDD4DB 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 lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 4.89, which is very hard to tell apart.

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