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#DEBBB5 Color

#DEBBB5 is rgb(222, 187, 181) in RGB, hsl(9, 38%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEBBB5
HEX#DEBBB5
RGBrgb(222, 187, 181)
HSLhsl(9, 38%, 79%)
HSVhsv(9, 18%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.041 29.4)
LABlab(78.86% 12.24 7.97)
LCHlch(78.86% 14.60 33.06)

What #DEBBB5 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 #DEBBB5, 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.

#DEBBB5 Channel Values

How #DEBBB5 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 222 · G 187 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 9° · S 38% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 9° · S 18% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 18% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEBBB5 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEBBB5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEBBB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEBBB5; 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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Tints & Shades of #DEBBB5

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 #DEBBB5.

How #DEBBB5 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#DEBBB5
Protanopia#C2C2B5
Protanomaly#CEBFB5
Deuteranopia#C7C7B4
Deuteranomaly#D1C3B4
Tritanopia#DFBABA
Tritanomaly#DEBBB8
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEBBB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-debbb5: #DEBBB5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEBBB5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-debbb5': '#DEBBB5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.733, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_debbb5">#DEBBB5</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEBBB5"

More Red Colors

#DEBBB5 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEBBB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEBBB5?

#DEBBB5 is a light red — rgb(222, 187, 181) in RGB and hsl(9, 38%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.3.

What is the RGB value of #DEBBB5?

#DEBBB5 is rgb(222, 187, 181) — red 222, green 187, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEBBB5?

#DEBBB5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEBBB5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEBBB5 scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEBBB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEBBB5 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.81, which is visibly different.

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