What color is #DEDBD9?

#DEDBD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDBD9?

The RGB value is 222, 219, 217: 222 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDBD9?

The complementary color is #D9DCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDBD9 color

#DEDBD9 rgb(222, 219, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEDBD9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.9% green and 85.1% blue (222, 219, 217).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 7% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Porcelain (#DDDCDB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#DEDBD9 color codes

HEX	`#DEDBD9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 219, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 7%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.58, 0.66, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.58, 1.5, 63.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.978, 71.203, 75.794)`
Decimal	`14605273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDBD9, 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 #DEDBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #DEDBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedbd9; }
.text { color: #dedbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 219 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedbd9, #deded9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DEDBD9?: #DEDBD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDBD9?: The RGB value is 222, 219, 217: 222 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDBD9?: The complementary color is #D9DCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.