What color is #DDCADC?

#DDCADC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDCADC?

The RGB value is 221, 202, 220: 221 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDCADC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDCADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDCADC color

#DDCADC rgb(221, 202, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDCADC is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 79.2% green and 86.3% blue (221, 202, 220).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#DDCADC color codes

HEX	`#DDCADC`
RGB	`rgb(221, 202, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 79.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.33, 9.78, -6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.33, 11.75, 326.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.856, 62.781, 76.45)`
Decimal	`14535388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDCADC, 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 #DDCADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #DDCADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddcadc; }
.text { color: #ddcadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddcadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 202 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddcadc, #ddcad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDCADC?: #DDCADC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDCADC?: The RGB value is 221, 202, 220: 221 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDCADC?: The complementary color is #CADDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.