What color is #DEDFDC?

#DEDFDC is a light gray, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDFDC?

The RGB value is 222, 223, 220: 222 red, 223 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDFDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEDFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDFDC color

#DEDFDC rgb(222, 223, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEDFDC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.5% green and 86.3% blue (222, 223, 220).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 4% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is White Bullet (#DFDFDA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#DEDFDC color codes

HEX	`#DEDFDC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 223, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 4%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 1%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.67, -0.87, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.67, 1.61, 122.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.428, 73.472, 78.22)`
Decimal	`14606300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDFDC, 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 #DEDFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	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 #DEDFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedfdc; }
.text { color: #dedfdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedfdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 223 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedfdc, #dddfdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEDFDC?: #DEDFDC is a light gray, closest to the named color White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDFDC?: The RGB value is 222, 223, 220: 222 red, 223 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDFDC?: The complementary color is #DDDCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.