What color is #DCD3DD?

#DCD3DD is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD3DD?

The RGB value is 220, 211, 221: 220 red, 211 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD3DD?

The complementary color is #D4DDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD3DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD3DD color

#DCD3DD rgb(220, 211, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCD3DD is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.7% green and 86.7% blue (220, 211, 221).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 13% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Day (#DFD8E1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#DCD3DD color codes

HEX	`#DCD3DD`
RGB	`rgb(220, 211, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 13%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.52, 4.88, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.52, 6.19, 321.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.859, 67.025, 77.86)`
Decimal	`14472157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD3DD, 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 #DCD3DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD3DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	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 #DCD3DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd3dd; }
.text { color: #dcd3dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd3dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 211 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd3dd, #ddd3d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DCD3DD?: #DCD3DD is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD3DD?: The RGB value is 220, 211, 221: 220 red, 211 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD3DD?: The complementary color is #D4DDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD3DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.