What color is #DCCBC8?

#DCCBC8 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCCBC8?

The RGB value is 220, 203, 200: 220 red, 203 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCBC8?

The complementary color is #C8D9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCCBC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCBC8 color

#DCCBC8 rgb(220, 203, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCCBC8 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 79.6% green and 78.4% blue (220, 203, 200).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 22% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Milk (#DFCFCA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#DCCBC8 color codes

HEX	`#DCCBC8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 203, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 79.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 22%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.97, 5.41, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.97, 6.51, 33.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.295, 62.099, 63.39)`
Decimal	`14470088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCBC8, 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 #DCCBC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCBC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #DCCBC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dccbc8; }
.text { color: #dccbc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dccbc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 203 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dccbc8, #dcd5c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCCBC8?: #DCCBC8 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCCBC8?: The RGB value is 220, 203, 200: 220 red, 203 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCBC8?: The complementary color is #C8D9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCBC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.