What color is #DADADD?

#DADADD is a light gray, closest to the named color Desired Dawn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADADD?

The RGB value is 218, 218, 221: 218 red, 218 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADADD?

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

Is black or white text better on #DADADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADADD color

#DADADD rgb(218, 218, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DADADD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 85.5% green and 86.7% blue (218, 218, 221).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Desired Dawn (#D8D7D9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#DADADD color codes

HEX	`#DADADD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 218, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 85.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.13, 0.54, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.13, 1.57, 290.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.034, 70.269, 78.424)`
Decimal	`14342877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADADD, 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 #DADADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #DADADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadadd; }
.text { color: #dadadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 218 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadadd, #dcdadd); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #DADADD?: #DADADD is a light gray, closest to the named color Desired Dawn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADADD?: The RGB value is 218, 218, 221: 218 red, 218 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADADD?: The complementary color is #DDDDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.