What color is #DCDDD9?

#DCDDD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDDD9?

The RGB value is 220, 221, 217: 220 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDDD9?

The complementary color is #DAD9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDDD9 color

#DCDDD9 rgb(220, 221, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCDDD9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.7% green and 85.1% blue (220, 221, 217).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 6% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is White Bullet (#DFDFDA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#DCDDD9 color codes

HEX	`#DCDDD9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 221, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 86.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 6%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.94, -1.05, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.94, 2.12, 119.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.894, 71.938, 75.941)`
Decimal	`14474713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDDD9, 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 #DCDDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #DCDDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcddd9; }
.text { color: #dcddd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcddd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 221 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcddd9, #daddd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DCDDD9?: #DCDDD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDDD9?: The RGB value is 220, 221, 217: 220 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDDD9?: The complementary color is #DAD9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.