What color is #DFDDD3?

#DFDDD3 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDDD3?

The RGB value is 223, 221, 211: 223 red, 221 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDDD3?

The complementary color is #D3D5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDDD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDDD3 color

#DFDDD3 rgb(223, 221, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFDDD3 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 86.7% green and 82.7% blue (223, 221, 211).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 16% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Feather (#DAD9CE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#DFDDD3 color codes

HEX	`#DFDDD3`
RGB	`rgb(223, 221, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 86.7%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 16%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.02, -1.07, 5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.02, 5.25, 101.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.044, 72.104, 71.948)`
Decimal	`14671315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDDD3, 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 #DFDDD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDDD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	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 #DFDDD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfddd3; }
.text { color: #dfddd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfddd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 221 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfddd3, #dbdfd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DFDDD3?: #DFDDD3 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDDD3?: The RGB value is 223, 221, 211: 223 red, 221 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDDD3?: The complementary color is #D3D5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDDD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.