What color is #DDFDFF?

#DDFDFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDFDFF?

The RGB value is 221, 253, 255: 221 red, 253 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDFDFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDFDFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDFDFF color

#DDFDFF rgb(221, 253, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #DDFDFF is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 99.2% green and 100% blue (221, 253, 255).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#DDFDFF color codes

HEX	`#DDFDFF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 253, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 99.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.16, -9.88, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.16, 10.83, 204.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.99, 92.841, 108.136)`
Decimal	`14548479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDFDFF, 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 #DDFDFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDFDFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	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 #DDFDFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddfdff; }
.text { color: #ddfdff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddfdff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 253 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddfdff, #ddecff); }

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Questions

What color is #DDFDFF?: #DDFDFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDFDFF?: The RGB value is 221, 253, 255: 221 red, 253 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDFDFF?: The complementary color is #FFDFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDFDFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.