What color is #DEDDD9?

#DEDDD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghosted. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDDD9?

The RGB value is 222, 221, 217: 222 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDDD9?

The complementary color is #D9DADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDDD9 color

#DEDDD9 rgb(222, 221, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEDDD9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 86.7% green and 85.1% blue (222, 221, 217).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 7% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ghosted (#E2E0DC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#DEDDD9 color codes

HEX	`#DEDDD9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 221, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 86.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 7%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.09, -0.37, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.09, 2.11, 100.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.503, 72.252, 75.969)`
Decimal	`14605785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDDD9, 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 #DEDDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #DEDDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deddd9; }
.text { color: #deddd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deddd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 221 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deddd9, #ddded9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DEDDD9?: #DEDDD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghosted. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDDD9?: The RGB value is 222, 221, 217: 222 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDDD9?: The complementary color is #D9DADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.