What color is #DDD1D5?

#DDD1D5 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD1D5?

The RGB value is 221, 209, 213: 221 red, 209 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD1D5?

The complementary color is #D1DDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD1D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD1D5 color

#DDD1D5 rgb(221, 209, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDD1D5 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 82% green and 83.5% blue (221, 209, 213).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 15% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#DDD1D5 color codes

HEX	`#DDD1D5`
RGB	`rgb(221, 209, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 82%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 15%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.88, 4.83, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.88, 4.86, 354.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.628, 65.778, 72.23)`
Decimal	`14537173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD1D5, 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 #DDD1D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD1D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	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 #DDD1D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd1d5; }
.text { color: #ddd1d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd1d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 209 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd1d5, #ddd3d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DDD1D5?: #DDD1D5 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD1D5?: The RGB value is 221, 209, 213: 221 red, 209 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD1D5?: The complementary color is #D1DDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD1D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.