What color is #DDD9D6?

#DDD9D6 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Prelude to Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD9D6?

The RGB value is 221, 217, 214: 221 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD9D6?

The complementary color is #D6DADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD9D6 color

#DDD9D6 rgb(221, 217, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDD9D6 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 85.1% green and 83.9% blue (221, 217, 214).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 9% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Prelude to Pink (#E1DEDA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#DDD9D6 color codes

HEX	`#DDD9D6`
RGB	`rgb(221, 217, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 85.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 9%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.92, 0.83, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.92, 2.13, 66.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.767, 69.853, 73.571)`
Decimal	`14539222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD9D6, 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 #DDD9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #DDD9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd9d6; }
.text { color: #ddd9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 217 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd9d6, #ddddd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DDD9D6?: #DDD9D6 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Prelude to Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD9D6?: The RGB value is 221, 217, 214: 221 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD9D6?: The complementary color is #D6DADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.