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#DDD3CD Light Gray

#DDD3CD is Light Gray.

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#DDD3CD

Light Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #DDD3CD?

HEX
#DDD3CD
RGB
rgb(221, 211, 205)
HSL
hsl(22, 19%, 84%)
OKLCH
oklch(87.3% 0.014 53)
CMYK
0, 5, 7, 13

#DDD3CD has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 against white and 14.27:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #DDD3CD
#DDD3CD
Same color
White
1.5Fail
Near-black
11.9AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #DDD3CD · 11.9:1

Tints and shades of #DDD3CD

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FDF3ED
  2. #DDD3CD
  3. #BEB4AF
  4. #A09791
  5. #837A74
  6. #675E59
  7. #4C443F
  8. #332B27
  9. #1B1410

Colors that go with #DDD3CD

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --light-gray-1: #DDD3CD; /* Light Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #DDD3CD

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (80)

Ink Wash

Salt Marsh

Gradients (8)

Mesh gradients (17)