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DDD9DA

#DDD9DA Salt-N-Pepa

#DDD9DA is a very light gray named Salt-N-Pepa. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 85.1% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(221, 217, 218)). Its HSL value is 345° hue, 6% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black. #DDD9DA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.01:1.

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Variations of #DDD9DA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DDD9DA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DDD9DA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DDD9DA 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 #DADADA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9DADA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAD9DA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBDADA
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DED9D9
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDD9DA
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDADA

#DDD9DA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#DDD9DA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.01:1 Super#DDD9DA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DDD9DA in CSS

/* Salt-N-Pepa */
.color { color: #DDD9DA; }
.background { background-color: #DDD9DA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DDD9DA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 217 218);
color: hsl(345 6% 86%);
color: oklch(0.889 0.005 0.0);

#DDD9DA FAQ

What color is #DDD9DA?

#DDD9DA 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 #DDD9DA?

#DDD9DA is rgb(221, 217, 218) in RGB, hsl(345, 6%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDD9DA?

The complementary color of #DDD9DA is #D9DDDC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDD9DA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDD9DA: 15.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDD9DA a warm or cool color?

#DDD9DA is a neutral color.