What color is #DED6D6?

#DED6D6 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED6D6?

The RGB value is 222, 214, 214: 222 red, 214 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED6D6?

The complementary color is #D6DEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED6D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED6D6 color

#DED6D6 rgb(222, 214, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DED6D6 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 83.9% green and 83.9% blue (222, 214, 214).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Mammoth (#DFD9DA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

#DED6D6 color codes

HEX	`#DED6D6`
RGB	`rgb(222, 214, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 83.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.25, 2.74, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.25, 2.91, 19.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.307, 68.478, 73.33)`
Decimal	`14603990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED6D6, 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 #DED6D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED6D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	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 #DED6D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded6d6; }
.text { color: #ded6d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded6d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 214 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded6d6, #dedad6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DED6D6?: #DED6D6 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED6D6?: The RGB value is 222, 214, 214: 222 red, 214 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED6D6?: The complementary color is #D6DEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED6D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.