What color is #DADEDE?

#DADEDE is a light gray, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADEDE?

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

What is the complementary color of #DADEDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DADEDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADEDE color

#DADEDE rgb(218, 222, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DADEDE is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 6% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Cloud (#DBE0E1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#DADEDE color codes

HEX	`#DADEDE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 222, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 6%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.17, -1.35, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.17, 1.43, 199.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.217, 72.422, 79.478)`
Decimal	`14343902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADEDE, 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 #DADEDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADEDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #DADEDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DADEDE?: #DADEDE is a light gray, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADEDE?: The RGB value is 218, 222, 222: 218 red, 222 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADEDE?: The complementary color is #DEDADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADEDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.