What color is #DCC6D8?

#DCC6D8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC6D8?

The RGB value is 220, 198, 216: 220 red, 198 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC6D8?

The complementary color is #C6DCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC6D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC6D8 color

#DCC6D8 rgb(220, 198, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCC6D8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 77.6% green and 84.7% blue (220, 198, 216).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#DCC6D8 color codes

HEX	`#DCC6D8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 198, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 77.6%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.14, 10.84, -6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.14, 12.45, 330.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.102, 60.562, 73.371)`
Decimal	`14468824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC6D8, 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 #DCC6D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC6D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #DCC6D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc6d8; }
.text { color: #dcc6d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc6d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 198 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc6d8, #dcc6cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCC6D8?: #DCC6D8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC6D8?: The RGB value is 220, 198, 216: 220 red, 198 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC6D8?: The complementary color is #C6DCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC6D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.