What color is #DEDAD7?

#DEDAD7 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Prelude to Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDAD7?

The RGB value is 222, 218, 215: 222 red, 218 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDAD7?

The complementary color is #D7DBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDAD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDAD7 color

#DEDAD7 rgb(222, 218, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEDAD7 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.5% green and 84.3% blue (222, 218, 215).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 10% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Prelude to Pink (#E1DEDA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#DEDAD7 color codes

HEX	`#DEDAD7`
RGB	`rgb(222, 218, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.28, 0.83, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.28, 2.12, 66.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.46, 70.579, 74.346)`
Decimal	`14605015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDAD7, 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 #DEDAD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDAD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #DEDAD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedad7; }
.text { color: #dedad7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedad7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 218 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedad7, #deded7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DEDAD7?: #DEDAD7 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Prelude to Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDAD7?: The RGB value is 222, 218, 215: 222 red, 218 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDAD7?: The complementary color is #D7DBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDAD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.