What color is #DDDFD7?

#DDDFD7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDFD7?

The RGB value is 221, 223, 215: 221 red, 223 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDFD7?

The complementary color is #D9D7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDFD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDFD7 color

#DDDFD7 rgb(221, 223, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDDFD7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 87.5% green and 84.3% blue (221, 223, 215).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 11% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#DDDFD7 color codes

HEX	`#DDDFD7`
RGB	`rgb(221, 223, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 87.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 11%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.47, -2.1, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.47, 4.23, 119.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.47, 73.054, 74.77)`
Decimal	`14540759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDFD7, 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 #DDDFD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDFD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	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 #DDDFD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddfd7; }
.text { color: #dddfd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddfd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 223 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddfd7, #d9dfd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DDDFD7?: #DDDFD7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDFD7?: The RGB value is 221, 223, 215: 221 red, 223 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDFD7?: The complementary color is #D9D7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDFD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.