What color is #DECADE?

#DECADE is a very light, grayish magenta known as Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Decadial Pink?

The RGB value is 222, 202, 222: 222 red, 202 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Decadial Pink?

The complementary color is #CADECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Decadial Pink color: hex code #DECADE

#DECADE rgb(222, 202, 222)

Shades of gray

Decadial Pink has the hex code #DECADE. It is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 79.2% green and 87.1% blue (222, 202, 222).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 23% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

Decadial Pink (#DECADE) color codes

HEX	`#DECADE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 202, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 79.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 23%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.47, 10.49, -7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.47, 12.81, 324.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.428, 63.045, 77.868)`
Decimal	`14600926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Decadial Pink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DECADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DECADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #decade; }
.text { color: #decade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #decade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 202 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #decade, #decad4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DECADE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DECADE?: #DECADE is a very light, grayish magenta known as Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Decadial Pink?: The RGB value is 222, 202, 222: 222 red, 202 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Decadial Pink?: The complementary color is #CADECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.