What color is #DCC6CB?

#DCC6CB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC6CB?

The RGB value is 220, 198, 203: 220 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC6CB?

The complementary color is #C6DCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC6CB color

#DCC6CB rgb(220, 198, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCC6CB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 77.6% green and 79.6% blue (220, 198, 203).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#DCC6CB color codes

HEX	`#DCC6CB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 198, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 77.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.79, 8.56, 0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.79, 8.56, 2.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.488, 59.917, 64.867)`
Decimal	`14468811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC6CB, 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 #DCC6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #DCC6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc6cb; }
.text { color: #dcc6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 198 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc6cb, #dcccc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCC6CB?: #DCC6CB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC6CB?: The RGB value is 220, 198, 203: 220 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC6CB?: The complementary color is #C6DCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.