What color is #DDE2E6?

#DDE2E6 is a very light, grayish azure known as Bright Star. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bright Star?

The RGB value is 221, 226, 230: 221 red, 226 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bright Star?

The complementary color is #E6E1DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE2E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bright Star color: hex code #DDE2E6

#DDE2E6 rgb(221, 226, 230)

Shades of gray

Bright Star has the hex code #DDE2E6. It is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 88.6% green and 90.2% blue (221, 226, 230).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 15% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

Bright Star (#DDE2E6) color codes

HEX	`#DDE2E6`
RGB	`rgb(221, 226, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 88.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 15%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.62, -0.94, -2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.62, 2.7, 249.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.295, 75.478, 85.66)`
Decimal	`14541542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bright Star, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DDE2E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE2E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DDE2E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde2e6; }
.text { color: #dde2e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde2e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 226 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde2e6, #dddee6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

See #DDE2E6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDE2E6?: #DDE2E6 is a very light, grayish azure known as Bright Star. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bright Star?: The RGB value is 221, 226, 230: 221 red, 226 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bright Star?: The complementary color is #E6E1DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE2E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.