DDBBBC

#DDBBBC closest to Shy Young Salmon

#DDBBBC is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Shy Young Salmon. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(221, 187, 188)). Its HSL value is 358° hue, 33% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. #DDBBBC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.91:1.

#DDBBBC color conversion

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Variations of #DDBBBC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DDBBBC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DDBBBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DDBBBC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C8C5BC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BFBC
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9BFBC
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C8C5BC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CEC2BC
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5B8BB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0BABC
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAC1C1

#DDBBBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#DDBBBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.91:1 Very good#DDBBBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #DDBBBC

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#DDBBBC in CSS

/* Shy Young Salmon */
.color { color: #DDBBBC; }
.background { background-color: #DDBBBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DDBBBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 187 188);
color: hsl(358 33% 80%);
color: oklch(0.822 0.039 16.0);

#DDBBBC FAQ

What color is #DDBBBC?

#DDBBBC is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DDBBBC?

#DDBBBC is rgb(221, 187, 188) in RGB, hsl(358, 33%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDBBBC?

The complementary color of #DDBBBC is #BBDDDC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDBBBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDBBBC: 11.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDBBBC a warm or cool color?

#DDBBBC is a warm color.