What color is #DDCECD?

#DDCECD is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDCECD?

The RGB value is 221, 206, 205: 221 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDCECD?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDCECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDCECD color

#DDCECD rgb(221, 206, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDCECD is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 80.8% green and 80.4% blue (221, 206, 205).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 19% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Milk (#DFCFCA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#DDCECD color codes

HEX	`#DDCECD`
RGB	`rgb(221, 206, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 80.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 19%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.93, 5.02, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.93, 5.55, 25.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.908, 63.923, 66.77)`
Decimal	`14536397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDCECD, 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 #DDCECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #DDCECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddcecd; }
.text { color: #ddcecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddcecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 206 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddcecd, #ddd6cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DDCECD?: #DDCECD is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDCECD?: The RGB value is 221, 206, 205: 221 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDCECD?: The complementary color is #CDDCDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.