What color is #DED1DF?

#DED1DF is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED1DF?

The RGB value is 222, 209, 223: 222 red, 209 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED1DF?

The complementary color is #D2DFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED1DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED1DF color

#DED1DF rgb(222, 209, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DED1DF is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82% green and 87.5% blue (222, 209, 223).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 18% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#DED1DF color codes

HEX	`#DED1DF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 209, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 18%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 6%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.23, 6.97, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.23, 8.75, 322.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.242, 66.459, 79.136)`
Decimal	`14602719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED1DF, 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 #DED1DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED1DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #DED1DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded1df; }
.text { color: #ded1df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded1df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 209 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded1df, #dfd1d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DED1DF?: #DED1DF is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED1DF?: The RGB value is 222, 209, 223: 222 red, 209 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED1DF?: The complementary color is #D2DFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED1DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.