What color is #DCD2C8?

#DCD2C8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD2C8?

The RGB value is 220, 210, 200: 220 red, 210 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD2C8?

The complementary color is #C8D2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD2C8?

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.

#DCD2C8 color

#DCD2C8 rgb(220, 210, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD2C8 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.4% green and 78.4% blue (220, 210, 200).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 22% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Ice (#DFD2CA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#DCD2C8 color codes

HEX	`#DCD2C8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 210, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 22%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, 1.74, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 6.42, 74.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.986, 65.48, 63.953)`
Decimal	`14471880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD2C8, 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 #DCD2C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD2C8 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 #DCD2C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd2c8; }
.text { color: #dcd2c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd2c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 210 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd2c8, #dcdcc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DCD2C8?: #DCD2C8 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD2C8?: The RGB value is 220, 210, 200: 220 red, 210 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD2C8?: The complementary color is #C8D2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD2C8?: 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.