What color is #DCD9E1?

#DCD9E1 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD9E1?

The RGB value is 220, 217, 225: 220 red, 217 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD9E1?

The complementary color is #DEE1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD9E1 color

#DCD9E1 rgb(220, 217, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD9E1 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.1% green and 88.2% blue (220, 217, 225).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is White Elephant (#DEDEE5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#DCD9E1 color codes

HEX	`#DCD9E1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 217, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.1%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.13, 2.47, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.13, 4.33, 304.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.916, 70.278, 81.207)`
Decimal	`14473697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD9E1, 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 #DCD9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #DCD9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd9e1; }
.text { color: #dcd9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 217 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd9e1, #e0d9e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DCD9E1?: #DCD9E1 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD9E1?: The RGB value is 220, 217, 225: 220 red, 217 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD9E1?: The complementary color is #DEE1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.