What color is #DDDDE5?

#DDDDE5 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDDE5?

The RGB value is 221, 221, 229: 221 red, 221 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDDE5?

The complementary color is #E5E5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDDE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDDE5 color

#DDDDE5 rgb(221, 221, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDDDE5 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 86.7% green and 89.8% blue (221, 221, 229).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is White Elephant (#DEDEE5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#DDDDE5 color codes

HEX	`#DDDDE5`
RGB	`rgb(221, 221, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 86.7%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.32, 1.46, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.32, 4.17, 290.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.816, 72.742, 84.476)`
Decimal	`14540261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDDE5, 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 #DDDDE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDDE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #DDDDE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddde5; }
.text { color: #dddde5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddde5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 221 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddde5, #e1dde5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DDDDE5?: #DDDDE5 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDDE5?: The RGB value is 221, 221, 229: 221 red, 221 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDDE5?: The complementary color is #E5E5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDDE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.