What color is #DCC8C8?

#DCC8C8 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 #DCC8C8?

The RGB value is 220, 200, 200: 220 red, 200 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC8C8?

The complementary color is #C8DCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC8C8 color

#DCC8C8 rgb(220, 200, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCC8C8 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 78.4% green and 78.4% blue (220, 200, 200).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 22% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#DCC8C8 color codes

HEX	`#DCC8C8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 200, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 78.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 22%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.21, 6.99, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.21, 7.44, 19.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.594, 60.695, 63.156)`
Decimal	`14469320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC8C8, 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 #DCC8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #DCC8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc8c8; }
.text { color: #dcc8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 200 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc8c8, #dcd2c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCC8C8?: #DCC8C8 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 #DCC8C8?: The RGB value is 220, 200, 200: 220 red, 200 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC8C8?: The complementary color is #C8DCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.