What color is #DED9D2?

#DED9D2 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Catacomb Walls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED9D2?

The RGB value is 222, 217, 210: 222 red, 217 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED9D2?

The complementary color is #D2D7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED9D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED9D2 color

#DED9D2 rgb(222, 217, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DED9D2 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.1% green and 82.4% blue (222, 217, 210).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 15% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Catacomb Walls (#DBD7D0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#DED9D2 color codes

HEX	`#DED9D2`
RGB	`rgb(222, 217, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 15%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, 0.48, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 4.07, 83.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.568, 69.809, 70.928)`
Decimal	`14604754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED9D2, 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 #DED9D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED9D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #DED9D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded9d2; }
.text { color: #ded9d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded9d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 217 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded9d2, #ddded2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DED9D2?: #DED9D2 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Catacomb Walls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED9D2?: The RGB value is 222, 217, 210: 222 red, 217 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED9D2?: The complementary color is #D2D7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED9D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.