What color is #DCCFCC?

#DCCFCC 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 #DCCFCC?

The RGB value is 220, 207, 204: 220 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCFCC?

The complementary color is #CCD9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCCFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCFCC color

#DCCFCC rgb(220, 207, 204)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 81.2% green and 80% blue (220, 207, 204).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 19% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Milk (#DFCFCA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#DCCFCC color codes

HEX	`#DCCFCC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 207, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 81.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 19%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.07, 3.98, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.07, 5.04, 37.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.726, 64.202, 66.203)`
Decimal	`14471116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCFCC, 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 #DCCFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #DCCFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dccfcc; }
.text { color: #dccfcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dccfcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 207 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dccfcc, #dcd7cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DCCFCC?: #DCCFCC 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 #DCCFCC?: The RGB value is 220, 207, 204: 220 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCFCC?: The complementary color is #CCD9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.