What color is #DDE2E1?

#DDE2E1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE2E1?

The RGB value is 221, 226, 225: 221 red, 226 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE2E1?

The complementary color is #E2DDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE2E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE2E1 color

#DDE2E1 rgb(221, 226, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDE2E1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 88.6% green and 88.2% blue (221, 226, 225).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 8% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Shaving Cream (#E1E5E5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#DDE2E1 color codes

HEX	`#DDE2E1`
RGB	`rgb(221, 226, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 88.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 8%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 2%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.49, -1.86, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.49, 1.86, 183.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.603, 75.201, 82.015)`
Decimal	`14541537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE2E1, 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 #DDE2E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE2E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	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 #DDE2E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde2e1; }
.text { color: #dde2e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde2e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 226 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde2e1, #dde1e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DDE2E1?: #DDE2E1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE2E1?: The RGB value is 221, 226, 225: 221 red, 226 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE2E1?: The complementary color is #E2DDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE2E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.