What color is #DEDEE5?

#DEDEE5 is a very light, grayish blue known as White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of White Elephant?

The RGB value is 222, 222, 229: 222 red, 222 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of White Elephant?

The complementary color is #E5E5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

White Elephant color: hex code #DEDEE5

#DEDEE5 rgb(222, 222, 229)

Shades of gray

White Elephant has the hex code #DEDEE5. It is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.1% green and 89.8% blue (222, 222, 229).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

White Elephant (#DEDEE5) color codes

HEX	`#DEDEE5`
RGB	`rgb(222, 222, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.1%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.65, 1.28, -3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.65, 3.65, 290.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.386, 73.429, 84.579)`
Decimal	`14606053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with White Elephant, 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 #DEDEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	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 #DEDEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedee5; }
.text { color: #dedee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 222 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedee5, #e2dee5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

See #DEDEE5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DEDEE5?: #DEDEE5 is a very light, grayish blue known as White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of White Elephant?: The RGB value is 222, 222, 229: 222 red, 222 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of White Elephant?: The complementary color is #E5E5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.