What color is #DDDCE0?

#DDDCE0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Festive Ferret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDCE0?

The RGB value is 221, 220, 224: 221 red, 220 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDCE0?

The complementary color is #DFE0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDCE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDCE0 color

#DDDCE0 rgb(221, 220, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDDCE0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 86.3% green and 87.8% blue (221, 220, 224).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 6% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Festive Ferret (#DFDFE5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#DDDCE0 color codes

HEX	`#DDDCE0`
RGB	`rgb(221, 220, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 86.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 6%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 2%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.94, 1.06, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.94, 2.12, 300.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.864, 71.94, 80.765)`
Decimal	`14540000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDCE0, 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 #DDDCE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDCE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #DDDCE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddce0; }
.text { color: #dddce0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddce0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 220 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddce0, #dfdce0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DDDCE0?: #DDDCE0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Festive Ferret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDCE0?: The RGB value is 221, 220, 224: 221 red, 220 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDCE0?: The complementary color is #DFE0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDCE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.