What color is #DCC7C9?

#DCC7C9 is a very 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 #DCC7C9?

The RGB value is 220, 199, 201: 220 red, 199 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC7C9?

The complementary color is #C7DCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC7C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC7C9 color

#DCC7C9 rgb(220, 199, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCC7C9 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 78% green and 78.8% blue (220, 199, 201).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 23% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#DCC7C9 color codes

HEX	`#DCC7C9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 199, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 78%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 23%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.99, 7.69, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.99, 7.87, 12.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.48, 60.281, 63.696)`
Decimal	`14469065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC7C9, 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 #DCC7C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC7C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #DCC7C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc7c9; }
.text { color: #dcc7c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc7c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 199 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc7c9, #dcd0c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCC7C9?: #DCC7C9 is a very 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 #DCC7C9?: The RGB value is 220, 199, 201: 220 red, 199 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC7C9?: The complementary color is #C7DCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC7C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.