#dd8e8e

Color #dd8e8e

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Coral #f08080 · ΔE 14.64 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#dd8e8e

RGB

rgb(221, 142, 142)

HSL

hsl(0, 53.7%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 35.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.7%, 35.7%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(67.03, 29.99, 12.54)

LCH

lch(67.03, 32.51, 22.69)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0965, 19.67)

HWB

hwb(0, 55.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8edddd

Analogous

#dd8eb6

#dd8e8e

#ddb68e

Triadic

#dd8e8e

#8edd8e

#8e8edd

Split-complementary

#dd8e8e

#8eddb6

#8eb6dd

Tetradic

#dd8e8e

#dddd8e

#8edddd

#8e8edd

Square

#dd8e8e

#b6dd8e

#8edddd

#b68edd

Shades

Color #dd8e8e mixed toward black.

#cf6060

#ba3838

#8c2a2a

#5d1c1c

#2f0e0e

Tints

Color #dd8e8e mixed toward white.

#e3a1a1

#e8b4b4

#eec7c7

#f4d9d9

#f9ecec

Tones

Color #dd8e8e mixed toward gray.

#d69595

#d09b9b

#c9a2a2

#c3a8a8

#bcafaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0bf8e · ΔE 33.2

Deuteranopia

#c4c98e · ΔE 36.7

Tritanopia

#da8e8e · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 22

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dd8e8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dd8e8e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#dd8e8e (#dd8e8e) is rgb(221, 142, 142) in RGB.

No, #dd8e8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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