What color is #DDDDE2?

#DDDDE2 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 #DDDDE2?

The RGB value is 221, 221, 226: 221 red, 221 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDDE2?

The complementary color is #E2E2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDDE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDDE2 color

#DDDDE2 rgb(221, 221, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDDDE2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 86.7% green and 88.6% blue (221, 221, 226).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Festive Ferret (#DFDFE5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.52:1).

#DDDDE2 color codes

HEX	`#DDDDE2`
RGB	`rgb(221, 221, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 86.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.25, 0.91, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.25, 2.61, 290.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.4, 72.576, 82.289)`
Decimal	`14540258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDDE2, 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 #DDDDE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDDE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.52:1	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 #DDDDE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddde2; }
.text { color: #dddde2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddde2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 221 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddde2, #e0dde2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DDDDE2?: #DDDDE2 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 #DDDDE2?: The RGB value is 221, 221, 226: 221 red, 221 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDDE2?: The complementary color is #E2E2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDDE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.