What color is #DDDADC?

#DDDADC is a light gray, closest to the named color Salt-N-Pepa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDADC?

The RGB value is 221, 218, 220: 221 red, 218 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDADC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDDADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDADC color

#DDDADC rgb(221, 218, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDDADC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 85.5% green and 86.3% blue (221, 218, 220).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 4% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Salt-N-Pepa (#DCD9DB), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#DDDADC color codes

HEX	`#DDDADC`
RGB	`rgb(221, 218, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 85.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 4%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 1%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.33, 1.38, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.33, 1.51, 335.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.806, 70.682, 77.767)`
Decimal	`14539484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDADC, 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 #DDDADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #DDDADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddadc; }
.text { color: #dddadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 218 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddadc, #dddadb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DDDADC?: #DDDADC is a light gray, closest to the named color Salt-N-Pepa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDADC?: The RGB value is 221, 218, 220: 221 red, 218 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDADC?: The complementary color is #DADDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.