What color is #DED5D8?

#DED5D8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED5D8?

The RGB value is 222, 213, 216: 222 red, 213 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED5D8?

The complementary color is #D5DEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED5D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED5D8 color

#DED5D8 rgb(222, 213, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DED5D8 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 83.5% green and 84.7% blue (222, 213, 216).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 12% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Mosque (#E2D9DB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#DED5D8 color codes

HEX	`#DED5D8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 213, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 83.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 12%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.04, 3.61, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.04, 3.63, 354.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.311, 68.076, 74.599)`
Decimal	`14603736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED5D8, 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 #DED5D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED5D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #DED5D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded5d8; }
.text { color: #ded5d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded5d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 213 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded5d8, #ded7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DED5D8?: #DED5D8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED5D8?: The RGB value is 222, 213, 216: 222 red, 213 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED5D8?: The complementary color is #D5DEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED5D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.