What color is #DCD1D8?

#DCD1D8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD1D8?

The RGB value is 220, 209, 216: 220 red, 209 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD1D8?

The complementary color is #D1DCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD1D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD1D8 color

#DCD1D8 rgb(220, 209, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD1D8 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82% green and 84.7% blue (220, 209, 216).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 14% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#DCD1D8 color codes

HEX	`#DCD1D8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 209, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 14%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.88, 5.02, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.88, 5.44, 337.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.709, 65.775, 74.239)`
Decimal	`14471640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD1D8, 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 #DCD1D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD1D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #DCD1D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd1d8; }
.text { color: #dcd1d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd1d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 209 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd1d8, #dcd1d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DCD1D8?: #DCD1D8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD1D8?: The RGB value is 220, 209, 216: 220 red, 209 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD1D8?: The complementary color is #D1DCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD1D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.