What color is #DDE5E4?

#DDE5E4 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE5E4?

The RGB value is 221, 229, 228: 221 red, 229 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE5E4?

The complementary color is #E5DDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE5E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.4:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE5E4 color

#DDE5E4 rgb(221, 229, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDE5E4 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 89.8% green and 89.4% blue (221, 229, 228).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 13% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

#DDE5E4 color codes

HEX	`#DDE5E4`
RGB	`rgb(221, 229, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 89.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 13%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 3%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.33, -2.85, -0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.33, 2.89, 188.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.839, 77.012, 84.464)`
Decimal	`14542308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE5E4, 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 #DDE5E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE5E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	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 #DDE5E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde5e4; }
.text { color: #dde5e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde5e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 229 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde5e4, #dde2e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DDE5E4?: #DDE5E4 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE5E4?: The RGB value is 221, 229, 228: 221 red, 229 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE5E4?: The complementary color is #E5DDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE5E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.4:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.