DDDEE2

#DDDEE2 White Elephant

#DDDEE2 is a very light gray named White Elephant. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 87.1% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(221, 222, 226)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 8% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #DDDEE2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.62:1.

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Variations of #DDDEE2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DDDEE2 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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#DDDEE2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DDDEE2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDDEE2
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDDEE2
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDDEE2
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDDEE2
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDDEE2
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCDFDF
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDDEE1
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEDEDF

#DDDEE2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#DDDEE2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.62:1 Super#DDDEE2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #DDDEE2

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#DDDEE2 in CSS

/* White Elephant */
.color { color: #DDDEE2; }
.background { background-color: #DDDEE2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DDDEE2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 222 226);
color: hsl(228 8% 88%);
color: oklch(0.901 0.006 275.0);

#DDDEE2 FAQ

What color is #DDDEE2?

#DDDEE2 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is White Elephant. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DDDEE2?

#DDDEE2 is rgb(221, 222, 226) in RGB, hsl(228, 8%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDDEE2?

The complementary color of #DDDEE2 is #E2E1DD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDDEE2?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDDEE2: 15.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDDEE2 a warm or cool color?

#DDDEE2 is a neutral color.