What color is #DDD4D4?

#DDD4D4 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 #DDD4D4?

The RGB value is 221, 212, 212: 221 red, 212 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD4D4?

The complementary color is #D4DDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD4D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD4D4 color

#DDD4D4 rgb(221, 212, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDD4D4 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 83.1% green and 83.1% blue (221, 212, 212).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Mosque (#E2D9DB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#DDD4D4 color codes

HEX	`#DDD4D4`
RGB	`rgb(221, 212, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 83.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.61, 3.09, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.61, 3.28, 19.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.244, 67.213, 71.811)`
Decimal	`14537940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD4D4, 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 #DDD4D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD4D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	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 #DDD4D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd4d4; }
.text { color: #ddd4d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd4d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 212 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd4d4, #ddd9d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DDD4D4?: #DDD4D4 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 #DDD4D4?: The RGB value is 221, 212, 212: 221 red, 212 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD4D4?: The complementary color is #D4DDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD4D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.