What color is #DFDED4?

#DFDED4 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 #DFDED4?

The RGB value is 223, 222, 212: 223 red, 222 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDED4?

The complementary color is #D4D5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDED4 color

#DFDED4 rgb(223, 222, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFDED4 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.1% green and 83.1% blue (223, 222, 212).

Its hue angle is 55°, 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 Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#DFDED4 color codes

HEX	`#DFDED4`
RGB	`rgb(223, 222, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 15%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.3, -1.41, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.3, 5.21, 105.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.435, 72.684, 72.699)`
Decimal	`14671572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDED4, 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 #DFDED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #DFDED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfded4; }
.text { color: #dfded4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfded4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 222 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfded4, #dbdfd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DFDED4?: #DFDED4 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 #DFDED4?: The RGB value is 223, 222, 212: 223 red, 222 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDED4?: The complementary color is #D4D5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.