What color is #DDDFD3?

#DDDFD3 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDFD3?

The RGB value is 221, 223, 211: 221 red, 223 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDFD3?

The complementary color is #D5D3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDFD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDFD3 color

#DDDFD3 rgb(221, 223, 211)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDDFD3 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 87.5% green and 82.7% blue (221, 223, 211).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 16% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Washed Dollar (#E1E3D7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#DDDFD3 color codes

HEX	`#DDDFD3`
RGB	`rgb(221, 223, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 87.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 16%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.38, -2.79, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.38, 6.29, 116.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.963, 72.851, 72.097)`
Decimal	`14540755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDFD3, 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 #DDDFD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDFD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	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 #DDDFD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddfd3; }
.text { color: #dddfd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddfd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 223 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddfd3, #d7dfd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DDDFD3?: #DDDFD3 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDFD3?: The RGB value is 221, 223, 211: 221 red, 223 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDFD3?: The complementary color is #D5D3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDFD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.