What color is #DDE4DA?

#DDE4DA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE4DA?

The RGB value is 221, 228, 218: 221 red, 228 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE4DA?

The complementary color is #E1DAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE4DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE4DA color

#DDE4DA rgb(221, 228, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDE4DA is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 89.4% green and 85.5% blue (221, 228, 218).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 16% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#DDE4DA color codes

HEX	`#DDE4DA`
RGB	`rgb(221, 228, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 89.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 16%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.82, -4.14, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.82, 5.79, 135.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.215, 75.921, 77.271)`
Decimal	`14542042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE4DA, 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 #DDE4DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE4DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	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 #DDE4DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde4da; }
.text { color: #dde4da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde4da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 228 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde4da, #dae4dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DDE4DA?: #DDE4DA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE4DA?: The RGB value is 221, 228, 218: 221 red, 228 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE4DA?: The complementary color is #E1DAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE4DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.