What color is #DCDAD1?

#DCDAD1 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDAD1?

The RGB value is 220, 218, 209: 220 red, 218 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDAD1?

The complementary color is #D1D3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDAD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDAD1 color

#DCDAD1 rgb(220, 218, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCDAD1 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.5% green and 82% blue (220, 218, 209).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 14% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#DCDAD1 color codes

HEX	`#DCDAD1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 218, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 14%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.98, -0.9, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.98, 4.75, 100.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.094, 69.962, 70.331)`
Decimal	`14473937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDAD1, 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 #DCDAD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDAD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #DCDAD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdad1; }
.text { color: #dcdad1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdad1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 218 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdad1, #d9dcd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DCDAD1?: #DCDAD1 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDAD1?: The RGB value is 220, 218, 209: 220 red, 218 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDAD1?: The complementary color is #D1D3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDAD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.