Information about #DD9DAD color

#DD9DAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DD9DAD falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 157, 173) — 86.7% red, 61.6% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 19 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DD9DAD is a confidently colored red that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Faded Pink (#DE9DAC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Floyd (#DA9CA6) and Pink Rose (#E7A1B0).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(221, 157, 173)), which gives #DD9DAD its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DD9DAD: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DD9DAD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DD9DAD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DD9DAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DD9DAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DD9DAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DD9DAD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DD9DAD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DD9DAD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Faded Pink color link
Faded Pink

#DE9DAC

Floyd color link
Floyd

#DA9CA6

Pink Rose color link
Pink Rose

#E7A1B0

Mamma Mia color link
Mamma Mia

#D5A4A8

Pastel Pink color link
Pastel Pink

#DEA5A4

Pastel Rouge color link
Pastel Rouge

#E99FAA

Liz Pink color link
Liz Pink

#E5A3A3

Parrot Pink color link
Parrot Pink

#D998A0

Pink Daisy color link
Pink Daisy

#E799A3

Rosewood Apricot color link
Rosewood Apricot

#D39EA2

Vintage Pink color link
Vintage Pink

#E6A5B7

Pale Chestnut color link
Pale Chestnut

#DDADAF

#DD9DAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD9DAD
  • RGB221, 157, 173
  • CMYK0, 25, 19, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 157, 173)
  • HSL345°, 48%, 74%
  • HSL Precise345°, 48.485%, 74.118%
  • HSV345°, 29%, 87%
  • HSB345°, 29%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.616, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.616, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.616, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDD9DAD
  • DECIMAL ID14523821
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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