What color is #DFDDD4?

#DFDDD4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDDD4?

The RGB value is 223, 221, 212: 223 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDDD4?

The complementary color is #D4D6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDDD4 color

#DFDDD4 rgb(223, 221, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFDDD4 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 86.7% green and 83.1% blue (223, 221, 212).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 15% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#DFDDD4 color codes

HEX	`#DFDDD4`
RGB	`rgb(223, 221, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 86.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 15%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.04, -0.9, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.04, 4.74, 100.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.17, 72.155, 72.611)`
Decimal	`14671316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDDD4, 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 #DFDDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #DFDDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfddd4; }
.text { color: #dfddd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfddd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 221 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfddd4, #dcdfd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DFDDD4?: #DFDDD4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDDD4?: The RGB value is 223, 221, 212: 223 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDDD4?: The complementary color is #D4D6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.