What color is #DCC4C8?

#DCC4C8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC4C8?

The RGB value is 220, 196, 200: 220 red, 196 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC4C8?

The complementary color is #C4DCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC4C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC4C8 color

#DCC4C8 rgb(220, 196, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCC4C8 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 76.9% green and 78.4% blue (220, 196, 200).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 26% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#DCC4C8 color codes

HEX	`#DCC4C8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 196, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 76.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 26%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.22, 9.11, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.22, 9.17, 6.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.68, 58.867, 62.851)`
Decimal	`14468296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC4C8, 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 #DCC4C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC4C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #DCC4C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc4c8; }
.text { color: #dcc4c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc4c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 196 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc4c8, #dcccc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCC4C8?: #DCC4C8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC4C8?: The RGB value is 220, 196, 200: 220 red, 196 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC4C8?: The complementary color is #C4DCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC4C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.