What color is #DED2E2?

#DED2E2 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED2E2?

The RGB value is 222, 210, 226: 222 red, 210 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED2E2?

The complementary color is #D6E2D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED2E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED2E2 color

#DED2E2 rgb(222, 210, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DED2E2 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82.4% green and 88.6% blue (222, 210, 226).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 22% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#DED2E2 color codes

HEX	`#DED2E2`
RGB	`rgb(222, 210, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 22%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.56, 6.99, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.56, 9.47, 317.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.896, 67.114, 81.367)`
Decimal	`14602978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED2E2, 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 #DED2E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED2E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #DED2E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded2e2; }
.text { color: #ded2e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded2e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 210 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded2e2, #e2d2de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DED2E2?: #DED2E2 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED2E2?: The RGB value is 222, 210, 226: 222 red, 210 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED2E2?: The complementary color is #D6E2D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED2E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.