What color is #DDCCD7?

#DDCCD7 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDCCD7?

The RGB value is 221, 204, 215: 221 red, 204 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDCCD7?

The complementary color is #CCDDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDCCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDCCD7 color

#DDCCD7 rgb(221, 204, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDCCD7 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 80% green and 84.3% blue (221, 204, 215).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#DDCCD7 color codes

HEX	`#DDCCD7`
RGB	`rgb(221, 204, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 80%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.69, 7.82, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.69, 8.49, 337.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.676, 63.465, 73.172)`
Decimal	`14535895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDCCD7, 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 #DDCCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #DDCCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddccd7; }
.text { color: #ddccd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddccd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 204 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddccd7, #ddcccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DDCCD7?: #DDCCD7 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDCCD7?: The RGB value is 221, 204, 215: 221 red, 204 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDCCD7?: The complementary color is #CCDDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.