What color is #DDCFDB?

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

What is the RGB value of #DDCFDB?

The RGB value is 221, 207, 219: 221 red, 207 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDCFDB?

The complementary color is #CFDDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDCFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDCFDB color

#DDCFDB rgb(221, 207, 219)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 81.2% green and 85.9% blue (221, 207, 219).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 17% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#DDCFDB color codes

HEX	`#DDCFDB`
RGB	`rgb(221, 207, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 81.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 17%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 6%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.54, 6.96, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.54, 8.12, 328.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.916, 65.113, 76.152)`
Decimal	`14536667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDCFDB, 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 #DDCFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #DDCFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddcfdb; }
.text { color: #ddcfdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddcfdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 207 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddcfdb, #ddcfd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DDCFDB?: #DDCFDB is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDCFDB?: The RGB value is 221, 207, 219: 221 red, 207 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDCFDB?: The complementary color is #CFDDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.