What color is #DED0D7?

#DED0D7 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED0D7?

The RGB value is 222, 208, 215: 222 red, 208 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED0D7?

The complementary color is #D0DED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED0D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED0D7 color

#DED0D7 rgb(222, 208, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DED0D7 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 81.6% green and 84.3% blue (222, 208, 215).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 18% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#DED0D7 color codes

HEX	`#DED0D7`
RGB	`rgb(222, 208, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 81.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 18%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 6%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.77, 6.06, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.77, 6.29, 344.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.944, 65.548, 73.508)`
Decimal	`14602455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED0D7, 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 #DED0D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED0D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #DED0D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded0d7; }
.text { color: #ded0d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded0d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 208 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded0d7, #ded0d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #DED0D7?: #DED0D7 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED0D7?: The RGB value is 222, 208, 215: 222 red, 208 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED0D7?: The complementary color is #D0DED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED0D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.