What color is #DCC5C5?

#DCC5C5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC5C5?

The RGB value is 220, 197, 197: 220 red, 197 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC5C5?

The complementary color is #C5DCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC5C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC5C5 color

#DCC5C5 rgb(220, 197, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCC5C5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 77.3% green and 77.3% blue (220, 197, 197).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 25% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#DCC5C5 color codes

HEX	`#DCC5C5`
RGB	`rgb(220, 197, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 77.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 25%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.39, 8.08, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.39, 8.6, 20.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.559, 59.181, 61.098)`
Decimal	`14468549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC5C5, 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 #DCC5C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC5C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #DCC5C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc5c5; }
.text { color: #dcc5c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc5c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 197 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc5c5, #dcd1c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCC5C5?: #DCC5C5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC5C5?: The RGB value is 220, 197, 197: 220 red, 197 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC5C5?: The complementary color is #C5DCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC5C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.