What color is #DDD8E1?

#DDD8E1 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD8E1?

The RGB value is 221, 216, 225: 221 red, 216 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD8E1?

The complementary color is #DCE1D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD8E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD8E1 color

#DDD8E1 rgb(221, 216, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDD8E1 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 84.7% green and 88.2% blue (221, 216, 225).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 13% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Day (#DFD8E1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#DDD8E1 color codes

HEX	`#DDD8E1`
RGB	`rgb(221, 216, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 84.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 13%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.96, 3.33, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.96, 5.06, 311.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.963, 69.92, 81.135)`
Decimal	`14538977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD8E1, 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 #DDD8E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD8E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #DDD8E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd8e1; }
.text { color: #ddd8e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd8e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 216 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd8e1, #e1d8e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DDD8E1?: #DDD8E1 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD8E1?: The RGB value is 221, 216, 225: 221 red, 216 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD8E1?: The complementary color is #DCE1D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD8E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.