What color is #FFDDE6?

#FFDDE6 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color It’s a Girl!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFDDE6?

The RGB value is 255, 221, 230: 255 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFDDE6?

The complementary color is #DDFFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFDDE6 color

#FFDDE6 rgb(255, 221, 230)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFDDE6 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 86.7% green and 90.2% blue (255, 221, 230).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is It’s a Girl! (#FFDAE2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#FFDDE6 color codes

HEX	`#FFDDE6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 221, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 86.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.09, 13.17, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.09, 13.17, 359.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.378, 78.688, 85.749)`
Decimal	`16768486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFDDE6, 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 #FFDDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	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 #FFDDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffdde6; }
.text { color: #ffdde6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffdde6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 221 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffdde6, #ffe5dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FFDDE6?: #FFDDE6 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color It’s a Girl!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFDDE6?: The RGB value is 255, 221, 230: 255 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFDDE6?: The complementary color is #DDFFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.