What color is #DDD2D3?

#DDD2D3 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD2D3?

The RGB value is 221, 210, 211: 221 red, 210 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD2D3?

The complementary color is #D2DDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD2D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD2D3 color

#DDD2D3 rgb(221, 210, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDD2D3 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 82.4% green and 82.7% blue (221, 210, 211).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Mosque (#E2D9DB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#DDD2D3 color codes

HEX	`#DDD2D3`
RGB	`rgb(221, 210, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 82.4%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.08, 3.96, 0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.08, 4.05, 12.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.622, 66.169, 70.983)`
Decimal	`14537427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD2D3, 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 #DDD2D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD2D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	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 #DDD2D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd2d3; }
.text { color: #ddd2d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd2d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 210 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd2d3, #ddd7d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DDD2D3?: #DDD2D3 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD2D3?: The RGB value is 221, 210, 211: 221 red, 210 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD2D3?: The complementary color is #D2DDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD2D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.