What color is #DCD6E0?

#DCD6E0 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD6E0?

The RGB value is 220, 214, 224: 220 red, 214 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD6E0?

The complementary color is #DAE0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD6E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD6E0 color

#DCD6E0 rgb(220, 214, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD6E0 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.9% green and 87.8% blue (220, 214, 224).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 14% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Day (#DFD8E1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#DCD6E0 color codes

HEX	`#DCD6E0`
RGB	`rgb(220, 214, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 14%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.35, 3.85, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.35, 5.69, 312.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.014, 68.691, 80.235)`
Decimal	`14472928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD6E0, 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 #DCD6E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD6E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #DCD6E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd6e0; }
.text { color: #dcd6e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd6e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 214 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd6e0, #e0d6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DCD6E0?: #DCD6E0 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD6E0?: The RGB value is 220, 214, 224: 220 red, 214 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD6E0?: The complementary color is #DAE0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD6E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.