What color is #DADDD2?

#DADDD2 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADDD2?

The RGB value is 218, 221, 210: 218 red, 221 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADDD2?

The complementary color is #D5D2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADDD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADDD2 color

#DADDD2 rgb(218, 221, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DADDD2 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.7% green and 82.4% blue (218, 221, 210).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#DADDD2 color codes

HEX	`#DADDD2`
RGB	`rgb(218, 221, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.7%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.62, -2.97, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.62, 5.85, 120.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.401, 71.272, 71.219)`
Decimal	`14343634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADDD2, 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 #DADDD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADDD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #DADDD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daddd2; }
.text { color: #daddd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daddd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 221 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daddd2, #d5ddd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DADDD2?: #DADDD2 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADDD2?: The RGB value is 218, 221, 210: 218 red, 221 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADDD2?: The complementary color is #D5D2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADDD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.