What color is #DDE2DA?

#DDE2DA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE2DA?

The RGB value is 221, 226, 218: 221 red, 226 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE2DA?

The complementary color is #DFDAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE2DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE2DA color

#DDE2DA rgb(221, 226, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDE2DA is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 88.6% green and 85.5% blue (221, 226, 218).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Washed Dollar (#E1E3D7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#DDE2DA color codes

HEX	`#DDE2DA`
RGB	`rgb(221, 226, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 88.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.31, -3.11, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.31, 4.55, 133.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.668, 74.827, 77.089)`
Decimal	`14541530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE2DA, 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 #DDE2DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE2DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	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 #DDE2DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde2da; }
.text { color: #dde2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde2da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 226 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde2da, #dae2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DDE2DA?: #DDE2DA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE2DA?: The RGB value is 221, 226, 218: 221 red, 226 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE2DA?: The complementary color is #DFDAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE2DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.