What color is #DCD7D5?

#DCD7D5 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD7D5?

The RGB value is 220, 215, 213: 220 red, 215 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD7D5?

The complementary color is #D5DADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD7D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD7D5 color

#DCD7D5 rgb(220, 215, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD7D5 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.3% green and 83.5% blue (220, 215, 213).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 9% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Day on Mercury (#D5D2D1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#DCD7D5 color codes

HEX	`#DCD7D5`
RGB	`rgb(220, 215, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 84.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 9%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 3%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.32, 1.35, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.32, 2.09, 49.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.824, 68.621, 72.715)`
Decimal	`14473173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD7D5, 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 #DCD7D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD7D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	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 #DCD7D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd7d5; }
.text { color: #dcd7d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd7d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 215 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd7d5, #dcdbd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DCD7D5?: #DCD7D5 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD7D5?: The RGB value is 220, 215, 213: 220 red, 215 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD7D5?: The complementary color is #D5DADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD7D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.