What color is #DED9DA?

#DED9DA is a light gray, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED9DA?

The RGB value is 222, 217, 218: 222 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED9DA?

The complementary color is #D9DEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED9DA color

#DED9DA rgb(222, 217, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DED9DA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.1% green and 85.5% blue (222, 217, 218).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 7% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Mammoth (#DFD9DA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#DED9DA color codes

HEX	`#DED9DA`
RGB	`rgb(222, 217, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 7%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.1, 1.88, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.1, 1.88, 3.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.59, 70.218, 76.309)`
Decimal	`14604762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED9DA, 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 #DED9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #DED9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded9da; }
.text { color: #ded9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 217 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded9da, #dedbd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DED9DA?: #DED9DA is a light gray, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED9DA?: The RGB value is 222, 217, 218: 222 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED9DA?: The complementary color is #D9DEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.