What color is #DDAEC9?

#DDAEC9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Muddy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDAEC9?

The RGB value is 221, 174, 201: 221 red, 174 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDAEC9?

The complementary color is #AEDDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDAEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDAEC9 color

#DDAEC9 rgb(221, 174, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DDAEC9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 68.2% green and 78.8% blue (221, 174, 201).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 41% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mauve (#E4B3CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#DDAEC9 color codes

HEX	`#DDAEC9`
RGB	`rgb(221, 174, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 68.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 41%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 21%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.99, 21.42, -7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.99, 22.57, 341.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.497, 49.863, 61.948)`
Decimal	`14528201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDAEC9, 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 #DDAEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDAEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #DDAEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddaec9; }
.text { color: #ddaec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddaec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 174 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddaec9, #ddaeb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DDAEC9?: #DDAEC9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Muddy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDAEC9?: The RGB value is 221, 174, 201: 221 red, 174 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDAEC9?: The complementary color is #AEDDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDAEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.