What color is #DEDDD3?

#DEDDD3 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDDD3?

The RGB value is 222, 221, 211: 222 red, 221 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDDD3?

The complementary color is #D3D4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDDD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDDD3 color

#DEDDD3 rgb(222, 221, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEDDD3 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 86.7% green and 82.7% blue (222, 221, 211).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#DEDDD3 color codes

HEX	`#DEDDD3`
RGB	`rgb(222, 221, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 86.7%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.94, -1.41, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.94, 5.22, 105.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.737, 71.946, 71.934)`
Decimal	`14605779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDDD3, 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 #DEDDD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDDD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #DEDDD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deddd3; }
.text { color: #deddd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deddd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 221 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deddd3, #daded3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DEDDD3?: #DEDDD3 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDDD3?: The RGB value is 222, 221, 211: 222 red, 221 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDDD3?: The complementary color is #D3D4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDDD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.