What color is #DCD6D8?

#DCD6D8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD6D8?

The RGB value is 220, 214, 216: 220 red, 214 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD6D8?

The complementary color is #D6DCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD6D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD6D8 color

#DCD6D8 rgb(220, 214, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD6D8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.9% green and 84.7% blue (220, 214, 216).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 8% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Mammoth (#DFD9DA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#DCD6D8 color codes

HEX	`#DCD6D8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 214, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 8%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 3%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.14, 2.4, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.14, 2.42, 353.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.955, 68.267, 74.655)`
Decimal	`14472920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD6D8, 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 #DCD6D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD6D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #DCD6D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd6d8; }
.text { color: #dcd6d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd6d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 214 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd6d8, #dcd7d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DCD6D8?: #DCD6D8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD6D8?: The RGB value is 220, 214, 216: 220 red, 214 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD6D8?: The complementary color is #D6DCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD6D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.