What color is #DEDDDE?

#DEDDDE is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Lake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDDDE?

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

What is the complementary color of #DEDDDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEDDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDDDE color

#DEDDDE rgb(222, 221, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEDDDE is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Silver Lake (#DEDDDD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#DEDDDE color codes

HEX	`#DEDDDE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 221, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 86.7%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 0%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.22, 0.52, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.22, 0.64, 324.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.163, 72.516, 79.446)`
Decimal	`14605790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDDDE, 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 #DEDDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #DEDDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DEDDDE?: #DEDDDE is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Lake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDDDE?: The RGB value is 222, 221, 222: 222 red, 221 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDDDE?: The complementary color is #DDDEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.