What color is #DEDDD5?

#DEDDD5 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 #DEDDD5?

The RGB value is 222, 221, 213: 222 red, 221 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDDD5?

The complementary color is #D5D6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDDD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDDD5 color

#DEDDD5 rgb(222, 221, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEDDD5 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 86.7% green and 83.5% blue (222, 221, 213).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 12% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#DEDDD5 color codes

HEX	`#DEDDD5`
RGB	`rgb(222, 221, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 86.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 12%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.99, -1.07, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.99, 4.18, 104.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.989, 72.047, 73.263)`
Decimal	`14605781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDDD5, 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 #DEDDD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDDD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	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 #DEDDD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deddd5; }
.text { color: #deddd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deddd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 221 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deddd5, #dbded5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DEDDD5?: #DEDDD5 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 #DEDDD5?: The RGB value is 222, 221, 213: 222 red, 221 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDDD5?: The complementary color is #D5D6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDDD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.