What color is #DADEDB?

#DADEDB is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADEDB?

The RGB value is 218, 222, 219: 218 red, 222 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADEDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DADEDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADEDB color

#DADEDB rgb(218, 222, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DADEDB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.1% green and 85.9% blue (218, 222, 219).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 6% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Dew (#D7D9D5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#DADEDB color codes

HEX	`#DADEDB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 222, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 6%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.09, -1.89, 1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.09, 2.14, 152.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.819, 72.262, 77.379)`
Decimal	`14343899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADEDB, 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 #DADEDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADEDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #DADEDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadedb; }
.text { color: #dadedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadedb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 222 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadedb, #dadedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DADEDB?: #DADEDB is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADEDB?: The RGB value is 218, 222, 219: 218 red, 222 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADEDB?: The complementary color is #DEDADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADEDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.