What color is #DADDE6?

#DADDE6 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADDE6?

The RGB value is 218, 221, 230: 218 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADDE6?

The complementary color is #E6E3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADDE6 color

#DADDE6 rgb(218, 221, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DADDE6 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.7% green and 90.2% blue (218, 221, 230).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 19% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#DADDE6 color codes

HEX	`#DADDE6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 221, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 19%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.13, 0.66, -4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.13, 4.79, 277.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.05, 72.331, 85.171)`
Decimal	`14343654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADDE6, 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 #DADDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	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 #DADDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadde6; }
.text { color: #dadde6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadde6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 221 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadde6, #dddae6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DADDE6?: #DADDE6 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADDE6?: The RGB value is 218, 221, 230: 218 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADDE6?: The complementary color is #E6E3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.