What color is #DCD1D3?

#DCD1D3 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD1D3?

The RGB value is 220, 209, 211: 220 red, 209 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD1D3?

The complementary color is #D1DCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD1D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD1D3 color

#DCD1D3 rgb(220, 209, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD1D3 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82% green and 82.7% blue (220, 209, 211).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 14% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#DCD1D3 color codes

HEX	`#DCD1D3`
RGB	`rgb(220, 209, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 14%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.75, 4.14, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.75, 4.15, 5.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.072, 65.52, 70.887)`
Decimal	`14471635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD1D3, 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 #DCD1D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD1D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #DCD1D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd1d3; }
.text { color: #dcd1d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd1d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 209 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd1d3, #dcd5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DCD1D3?: #DCD1D3 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD1D3?: The RGB value is 220, 209, 211: 220 red, 209 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD1D3?: The complementary color is #D1DCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD1D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.