What color is #DCD5DB?

#DCD5DB is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pebble Beach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD5DB?

The RGB value is 220, 213, 219: 220 red, 213 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD5DB?

The complementary color is #D5DCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD5DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD5DB color

#DCD5DB rgb(220, 213, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD5DB is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 85.9% blue (220, 213, 219).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 9% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pebble Beach (#DED8DC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#DCD5DB color codes

HEX	`#DCD5DB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 213, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 9%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 3%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.97, 3.46, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.97, 4.05, 328.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.094, 67.919, 76.632)`
Decimal	`14472667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD5DB, 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 #DCD5DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD5DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #DCD5DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd5db; }
.text { color: #dcd5db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd5db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 213 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd5db, #dcd5d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DCD5DB?: #DCD5DB is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pebble Beach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD5DB?: The RGB value is 220, 213, 219: 220 red, 213 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD5DB?: The complementary color is #D5DCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD5DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.