What color is #DCCAC6?

#DCCAC6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCCAC6?

The RGB value is 220, 202, 198: 220 red, 202 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCAC6?

The complementary color is #C6D8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCCAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCAC6 color

#DCCAC6 rgb(220, 202, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCCAC6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 79.2% green and 77.6% blue (220, 202, 198).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Lip Gloss (#DFCDC7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#DCCAC6 color codes

HEX	`#DCCAC6`
RGB	`rgb(220, 202, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 79.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.67, 5.6, 4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.67, 7.04, 37.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.828, 61.535, 62.088)`
Decimal	`14469830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCAC6, 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 #DCCAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #DCCAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dccac6; }
.text { color: #dccac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dccac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 202 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dccac6, #dcd5c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCCAC6?: #DCCAC6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCCAC6?: The RGB value is 220, 202, 198: 220 red, 202 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCAC6?: The complementary color is #C6D8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.