What color is #DDDFDD?

#DDDFDD is a light gray, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDFDD?

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

What is the complementary color of #DDDFDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDDFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDFDD color

#DDDFDD rgb(221, 223, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDDFDD is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is White Bullet (#DFDFDA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#DDDFDD color codes

HEX	`#DDDFDD`
RGB	`rgb(221, 223, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 87.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.62, -1.03, 0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.62, 1.27, 144.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.255, 73.368, 78.905)`
Decimal	`14540765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDFDD, 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 #DDDFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #DDDFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DDDFDD?: #DDDFDD is a light gray, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDFDD?: The RGB value is 221, 223, 221: 221 red, 223 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDFDD?: The complementary color is #DFDDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.