What color is #DEDED2?

#DEDED2 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fish Ceviche. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDED2?

The RGB value is 222, 222, 210: 222 red, 222 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDED2?

The complementary color is #D2D2DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDED2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDED2 color

#DEDED2 rgb(222, 222, 210)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DEDED2 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.1% green and 82.4% blue (222, 222, 210).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fish Ceviche (#E1E1D5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#DEDED2 color codes

HEX	`#DEDED2`
RGB	`rgb(222, 222, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.17, -2.1, 5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.17, 6.24, 109.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.877, 72.426, 71.364)`
Decimal	`14606034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDED2, 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 #DEDED2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDED2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #DEDED2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deded2; }
.text { color: #deded2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deded2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 222 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deded2, #d8ded2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DEDED2?: #DEDED2 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fish Ceviche. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDED2?: The RGB value is 222, 222, 210: 222 red, 222 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDED2?: The complementary color is #D2D2DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDED2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.