Start generating
DCDADD

#DCDADD Salt-N-Pepa

#DCDADD is a very light gray named Salt-N-Pepa. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.5% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(220, 218, 221)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 4% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #DCDADD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.12:1.

Make a palette with #DCDADD

#DCDADD color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #DCDADD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

DCDADDBFBDC0A3A2A48887886E6C6E5454553C3C3D262526111111020202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

DCDADDDFDEE0E3E1E4E6E5E7EAE9EAEDECEEF1F0F1F4F4F5F8F8F8FBFBFC

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

DCDADDD2D1D3C9C7CABFBEC0B6B5B7ADACADA4A3A49B9A9B929192898989

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

D9DBDEDADBDEDADBDEDBDADEDBDADDDCDADDDCDADDDDDADCDDDADCDEDADBDEDADA

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

B7C8E7BFCCE5C6CFE3CDD3E1D5D6DFDCDADDDED7D6E0D4D0E2D1C9E4CEC3E6CBBC

#DCDADD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

DCDADDDBDDDA
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

DCDADDDDDDDADADDDB
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

DCDADDDBDADDDDDADD
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

DCDADDDDDCDADADDDC
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

DCDADDDDDADBDBDDDADADDDC
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

DCDADDDDDBDADBDDDADADDDD
Open in generator →

#DCDADD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDADD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DADBDD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADBDD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADADD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DADBDD
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBDADD
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCDADB
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCDADC
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDADB

#DCDADD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#DCDADD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.12:1 Super#DCDADD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #DCDADD

Palettes with #DCDADD

#DCDADD in CSS

/* Salt-N-Pepa */
.color { color: #DCDADD; }
.background { background-color: #DCDADD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDADD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 218 221);
color: hsl(280 4% 86%);
color: oklch(0.891 0.005 314.8);

#DCDADD FAQ

What color is #DCDADD?

#DCDADD is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Salt-N-Pepa. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDADD?

#DCDADD is rgb(220, 218, 221) in RGB, hsl(280, 4%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDADD?

The complementary color of #DCDADD is #DBDDDA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDADD?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDADD: 15.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDADD a warm or cool color?

#DCDADD is a neutral color.