What color is #DDE4E6?

#DDE4E6 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE4E6?

The RGB value is 221, 228, 230: 221 red, 228 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE4E6?

The complementary color is #E6DFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE4E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE4E6 color

#DDE4E6 rgb(221, 228, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDE4E6 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 89.4% green and 90.2% blue (221, 228, 230).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 15% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

#DDE4E6 color codes

HEX	`#DDE4E6`
RGB	`rgb(221, 228, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 89.4%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 15%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.12, -1.97, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.12, 2.66, 222.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.842, 76.572, 85.842)`
Decimal	`14542054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE4E6, 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 #DDE4E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE4E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	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 #DDE4E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde4e6; }
.text { color: #dde4e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde4e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 228 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde4e6, #dde0e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DDE4E6?: #DDE4E6 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE4E6?: The RGB value is 221, 228, 230: 221 red, 228 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE4E6?: The complementary color is #E6DFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE4E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.