What color is #DDDDD7?

#DDDDD7 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDDD7?

The RGB value is 221, 221, 215: 221 red, 221 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDDD7?

The complementary color is #D7D7DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDDD7 color

#DDDDD7 rgb(221, 221, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDDDD7 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 86.7% green and 84.3% blue (221, 221, 215).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is White Bullet (#DFDFDA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.4:1).

#DDDDD7 color codes

HEX	`#DDDDD7`
RGB	`rgb(221, 221, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 86.7%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.96, -1.06, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.96, 3.13, 109.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.939, 71.991, 74.593)`
Decimal	`14540247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDDD7, 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 #DDDDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.4:1	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 #DDDDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddddd7; }
.text { color: #ddddd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddddd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 221 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddddd7, #daddd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DDDDD7?: #DDDDD7 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDDD7?: The RGB value is 221, 221, 215: 221 red, 221 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDDD7?: The complementary color is #D7D7DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.