What color is #DEDCD7?

#DEDCD7 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Closet Skeletons. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDCD7?

The RGB value is 222, 220, 215: 222 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDCD7?

The complementary color is #D7D9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDCD7 color

#DEDCD7 rgb(222, 220, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEDCD7 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 86.3% green and 84.3% blue (222, 220, 215).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 10% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Closet Skeletons (#E1DED9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#DEDCD7 color codes

HEX	`#DEDCD7`
RGB	`rgb(222, 220, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 86.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.79, -0.21, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.79, 2.7, 94.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.981, 71.622, 74.52)`
Decimal	`14605527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDCD7, 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 #DEDCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #DEDCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedcd7; }
.text { color: #dedcd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedcd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 220 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedcd7, #ddded7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DEDCD7?: #DEDCD7 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Closet Skeletons. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDCD7?: The RGB value is 222, 220, 215: 222 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDCD7?: The complementary color is #D7D9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.