Palettes / Colors / #DDCFD2
#DDCFD2 — Pale Dusty Red
#DDCFD2 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 #DDCFD2 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.
#DDCFD2 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 #CFDDDA; it also sits naturally between #DDCFD9 and #DDD3CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDCFD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 207, 210 |
| HSL | 347°, 17%, 84% |
| HSV | 347°, 6%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 5%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.76, 64.65, 70.09 |
| Yxy | 64.65, 0.3212, 0.3257 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.30, 5.36, 0.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.41, 5.22, 0.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 82%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 5% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDCFD2
.text { color: #DDCFD2; }
.background { background-color: #DDCFD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCFD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 207, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCFD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 207, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCFD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 207, 210, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDCFD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCFD2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDCFD2
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Tones of #DDCFD2
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFDDDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDCFD2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCFD2
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 #DDCFD2: ·
How #DDCFD2 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 #DDCFD2 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 #DDCFD2?
#DDCFD2 is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 221, 207, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCFD2?
#DDCFD2 is RGB 221, 207, 210 — HSL 347°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 5%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDCFD2?
Its complement is #CFDDDA; analogous partners are #DDCFD9 and #DDD3CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDCFD2 for text?
Black text on #DDCFD2 has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.