What color is #DCCADF?

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

What is the RGB value of #DCCADF?

The RGB value is 220, 202, 223: 220 red, 202 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCADF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCCADF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCADF color

#DCCADF rgb(220, 202, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCCADF is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 79.2% green and 87.5% blue (220, 202, 223).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 25% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#DCCADF color codes

HEX	`#DCCADF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 202, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 79.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.33, 10, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.33, 12.87, 320.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.953, 62.785, 78.547)`
Decimal	`14469855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCADF, 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 #DCCADF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCADF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #DCCADF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dccadf; }
.text { color: #dccadf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dccadf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 202 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dccadf, #dfcad7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DCCADF?: #DCCADF is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCCADF?: The RGB value is 220, 202, 223: 220 red, 202 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCADF?: The complementary color is #CDDFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCADF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.