What color is #DDE1DB?

#DDE1DB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE1DB?

The RGB value is 221, 225, 219: 221 red, 225 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE1DB?

The complementary color is #DFDBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE1DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE1DB color

#DDE1DB rgb(221, 225, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDE1DB is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 88.2% green and 85.9% blue (221, 225, 219).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 9% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is White Bullet (#DFDFDA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#DDE1DB color codes

HEX	`#DDE1DB`
RGB	`rgb(221, 225, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 88.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 9%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 3%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.08, -2.42, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.08, 3.45, 134.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.528, 74.337, 77.69)`
Decimal	`14541275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE1DB, 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 #DDE1DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE1DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #DDE1DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde1db; }
.text { color: #dde1db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde1db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 225 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde1db, #dbe1dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DDE1DB?: #DDE1DB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE1DB?: The RGB value is 221, 225, 219: 221 red, 225 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE1DB?: The complementary color is #DFDBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE1DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.