What color is #DCD5D9?

#DCD5D9 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pebble Beach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD5D9?

The RGB value is 220, 213, 217: 220 red, 213 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD5D9?

The complementary color is #D5DCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD5D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD5D9 color

#DCD5D9 rgb(220, 213, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD5D9 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 85.1% blue (220, 213, 217).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 9% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pebble Beach (#DED8DC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#DCD5D9 color codes

HEX	`#DCD5D9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 213, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 9%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 3%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.91, 3.11, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.91, 3.3, 340.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.832, 67.814, 75.254)`
Decimal	`14472665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD5D9, 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 #DCD5D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD5D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #DCD5D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd5d9; }
.text { color: #dcd5d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd5d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 213 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd5d9, #dcd5d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DCD5D9?: #DCD5D9 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pebble Beach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD5D9?: The RGB value is 220, 213, 217: 220 red, 213 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD5D9?: The complementary color is #D5DCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD5D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.