What color is #DEDADD?

#DEDADD is a light gray, closest to the named color Salt-N-Pepa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDADD?

The RGB value is 222, 218, 221: 222 red, 218 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDADD?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEDADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDADD color

#DEDADD rgb(222, 218, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEDADD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.5% green and 86.7% blue (222, 218, 221).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 6% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Salt-N-Pepa (#DCD9DB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#DEDADD color codes

HEX	`#DEDADD`
RGB	`rgb(222, 218, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 6%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.43, 1.9, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.43, 2.14, 332.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.245, 70.893, 78.481)`
Decimal	`14605021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDADD, 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 #DEDADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #DEDADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedadd; }
.text { color: #dedadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 218 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedadd, #dedadb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DEDADD?: #DEDADD is a light gray, closest to the named color Salt-N-Pepa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDADD?: The RGB value is 222, 218, 221: 222 red, 218 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDADD?: The complementary color is #DADEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.