What color is #DCC6CC?

#DCC6CC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC6CC?

The RGB value is 220, 198, 204: 220 red, 198 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC6CC?

The complementary color is #C6DCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC6CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC6CC color

#DCC6CC rgb(220, 198, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCC6CC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 77.6% green and 80% blue (220, 198, 204).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% 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 12.99:1).

#DCC6CC color codes

HEX	`#DCC6CC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 198, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 77.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.82, 8.73, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.82, 8.73, 358.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.607, 59.964, 65.497)`
Decimal	`14468812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC6CC, 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 #DCC6CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC6CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	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 #DCC6CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc6cc; }
.text { color: #dcc6cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc6cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 198 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc6cc, #dccbc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DCC6CC?: #DCC6CC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC6CC?: The RGB value is 220, 198, 204: 220 red, 198 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC6CC?: The complementary color is #C6DCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC6CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.