What color is #DCD1C6?

#DCD1C6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD1C6?

The RGB value is 220, 209, 198: 220 red, 209 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD1C6?

The complementary color is #C6D1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD1C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD1C6 color

#DCD1C6 rgb(220, 209, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD1C6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82% green and 77.6% blue (220, 209, 198).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Ice (#DFD2CA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#DCD1C6 color codes

HEX	`#DCD1C6`
RGB	`rgb(220, 209, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.43, 1.93, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.43, 7.08, 74.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.508, 64.895, 62.648)`
Decimal	`14471622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD1C6, 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 #DCD1C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD1C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #DCD1C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd1c6; }
.text { color: #dcd1c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd1c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 209 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd1c6, #dcdcc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DCD1C6?: #DCD1C6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD1C6?: The RGB value is 220, 209, 198: 220 red, 209 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD1C6?: The complementary color is #C6D1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD1C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.