What color is #DCD8DF?

#DCD8DF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pebble Beach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD8DF?

The RGB value is 220, 216, 223: 220 red, 216 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD8DF?

The complementary color is #DBDFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD8DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD8DF color

#DCD8DF rgb(220, 216, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD8DF is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.7% green and 87.5% blue (220, 216, 223).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 10% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pebble Beach (#DED8DC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#DCD8DF color codes

HEX	`#DCD8DF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 216, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 84.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.83, 2.62, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.83, 3.95, 311.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.388, 69.655, 79.692)`
Decimal	`14473439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD8DF, 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 #DCD8DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD8DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #DCD8DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd8df; }
.text { color: #dcd8df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd8df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 216 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd8df, #dfd8de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DCD8DF?: #DCD8DF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pebble Beach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD8DF?: The RGB value is 220, 216, 223: 220 red, 216 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD8DF?: The complementary color is #DBDFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD8DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.