What color is #DCCBD5?

#DCCBD5 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCCBD5?

The RGB value is 220, 203, 213: 220 red, 203 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCBD5?

The complementary color is #CBDCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCCBD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCBD5 color

#DCCBD5 rgb(220, 203, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCCBD5 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 79.6% green and 83.5% blue (220, 203, 213).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#DCCBD5 color codes

HEX	`#DCCBD5`
RGB	`rgb(220, 203, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 79.6%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.3, 7.65, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.3, 8.15, 339.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.88, 62.732, 71.734)`
Decimal	`14470101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCBD5, 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 #DCCBD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCBD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #DCCBD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dccbd5; }
.text { color: #dccbd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dccbd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 203 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dccbd5, #dccbcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DCCBD5?: #DCCBD5 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCCBD5?: The RGB value is 220, 203, 213: 220 red, 203 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCBD5?: The complementary color is #CBDCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCBD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.