#ddd5dd Color Information

#ddd5dd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ddd5dd. In RGB, it consists of 86.7% Red, 83.5% Green, and 86.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 300.0°, with saturation of 10.5% and lightness of 85.1%. The decimal value for #ddd5dd is 14538205, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ddd5dd is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ddd5dd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color221, 213, 221 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color86.7%, 83.5%, 86.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.133, 0.165, 0.133 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.036, 0, 0.133 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color300.0°, 10.5%, 85.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color300.0°, 3.6%, 86.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color66.664, 68.181, 78.053 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color221, 213, 221 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14538205 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color86.097, 4.171, -2.966 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)86.097, 5.118, 324.586 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color86.097, 4.066, -5.270 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color82.572, -0.389, 1.755 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.313, 0.320, 68.181 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292728285 / 0xffddd5dd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #ddd5dd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ddd5dd, its pure hue is 300.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.5%, and its lightness is 85.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ddd5dd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c1b1c to #c1bac1.

Tints of #ddd5dd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ddd5dd, its pure hue is 300.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.5%, and its lightness is 85.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ddd5dd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e1dae1 to #fbfafb.

Tones of #ddd5dd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ddd5dd, its pure hue is 300.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ddd5dd, which range from #d9d9d9 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffb3ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ddd5dd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ddd5dd! For #ddd5dd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #ddd5dd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ddd5dd

This color, #ddd5dd, consists of 86.7% Red, 83.5% Green, and 86.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 221, Green = 213, Blue = 221. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ddd5dd is 0% Cyan, 3.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R86.7%
C0.0%
G83.5%
M3.6%
B86.7%
Y0.0%
K13.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 221 213 221
Octal 335 325 335
Hexa #dd #d5 #dd
Binary 11011101 11010101 11011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 3 0 13
Octal 0 3 0 15
Hexa #00 #03 #00 #0d
Binary 00000000 00000011 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #ddd5dd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ddd5dd — which has hue 300.0° — its analogous colors are located at 270.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddd5dd.

Triadic Colors of #ddd5dd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ddd5dd — which has hue 300.0° — its triadic colors are located at 60.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddd5dd.

Complementary Color of #ddd5dd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ddd5dd — which has hue 300.0° — its complementary color is located at 120.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddd5dd.

Split Complementary Colors of #ddd5dd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ddd5dd — which has hue 300.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 90.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddd5dd.

Tetradic Colors of #ddd5dd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ddd5dd — which has hue 300.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 210.0°, 300.0°, 30.0°, and 120.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddd5dd.

Monochromatic Colors of #ddd5dd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ddd5dd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #c9c3c9 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #efe9ef (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ddd5dd

We want to make getting started with #ddd5dd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ddd5dd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ddd5dd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ddd5dd with other HTML elements.

#ddd5dd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ddd5dd.
<span style="color: #ddd5dd;">The color of this text is #ddd5dd.</span>

#ddd5dd Background Color

The background color for this text is #ddd5dd.
<div style="background-color: #ddd5dd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ddd5dd.</div>

#ddd5dd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ddd5dd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ddd5dd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ddd5dd.</span>

#ddd5dd Border Color

This is a div with border color #ddd5dd.
<div style="border: #ddd5dd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ddd5dd.</div>

#ddd5dd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ddd5dd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ddd5dd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ddd5dd on a white background.</div></div>

#ddd5dd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ddd5dd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ddd5dd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ddd5dd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ddd5dd to White

This is a gradient from #ddd5dd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ddd5dd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ddd5dd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ddd5dd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ddd5dd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ddd5dd to white.</div>

Gradient from #ddd5dd to Black

This is a gradient from #ddd5dd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ddd5dd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ddd5dd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ddd5dd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ddd5dd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ddd5dd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ddd5dd

In addition to using #ddd5dd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ddd5dd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ddd5dd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 221, Green = 213, Blue = 221). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ddd5dd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ddd5dd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(221, 213, 221)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ddd5dd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ddd5dd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ddd5dd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(221, 213, 221);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ddd5dd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:221, green:213, blue:221, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:221 green:213 blue:221 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(221f, 213f, 221f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(221, 213, 221);
 

#ddd5dd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ddd5dd the same way. For those with color blindness, #ddd5dd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ddd5dd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ddd5dd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ddd5dd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ddd5dd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ddd5dd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text