Information about #DED9D9 color

#DED9D9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DED9D9 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(222, 217, 217) — 87.1% red, 85.1% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 2 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DED9D9 presents itself as a quiet, subdued whisper-light neutral — one that glows at the very top of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Porcelain (#DDDCDB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Alto (#DBDBDB) and House White (#DFDDD9).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 217, 217) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DED9D9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. #DED9D9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DED9D9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DED9D9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DED9D9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Porcelain color link
Porcelain

#DDDCDB

Alto color link
Alto

#DBDBDB

House White color link
House White

#DFDDD9

Gainsboro color link
Gainsboro

#DCDCDC

Barely There color link
Barely There

#DFDDD5

Athens Grey color link
Athens Grey

#DCDDDD

Light Silver color link
Light Silver

#D8D8D8

Eighth Tea color link
Eighth Tea

#E2DED8

Dreamweaver color link
Dreamweaver

#DCD5DE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DED9D9
  • RGB222, 217, 217
  • CMYK0, 2, 2, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 217, 217)
  • HSL0°, 7%, 86%
  • HSL Precise0°, 7.042%, 86.078%
  • HSV0°, 2%, 87%
  • HSB0°, 2%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.851, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.851, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.851, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDDED9D9
  • DECIMAL ID14604761
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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