Palettes / Colors / #DDCFCD
#DDCFCD — Pale Dusty Red
#DDCFCD is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DDCFCD when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DDCFCD is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CEDCDE; it also sits naturally between #DECED4 and #DED8CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDCFCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 207, 205 |
| HSL | 7°, 19%, 84% |
| HSV | 7°, 7%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 7%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.15, 64.41, 66.86 |
| Yxy | 64.41, 0.3248, 0.3313 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.18, 4.50, 2.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.25, 4.37, 2.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDCFCD
.text { color: #DDCFCD; }
.background { background-color: #DDCFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 207, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 19%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 207, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 207, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDCFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCFCD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDCFCD
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Tones of #DDCFCD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEDCDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDCFCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCFCD
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDCFCD: ·
How #DDCFCD looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDCFCD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDCFCD?
#DDCFCD is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 221, 207, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCFCD?
#DDCFCD is RGB 221, 207, 205 — HSL 7°, 19%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 7%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDCFCD?
Its complement is #CEDCDE; analogous partners are #DECED4 and #DED8CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDCFCD for text?
Black text on #DDCFCD has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.