What color is #DCDAE4?

#DCDAE4 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDAE4?

The RGB value is 220, 218, 228: 220 red, 218 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDAE4?

The complementary color is #E2E4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDAE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDAE4 color

#DCDAE4 rgb(220, 218, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCDAE4 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.5% green and 89.4% blue (220, 218, 228).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 16% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#DCDAE4 color codes

HEX	`#DCDAE4`
RGB	`rgb(220, 218, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.5%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 16%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.47, 2.5, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.47, 5.28, 298.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.588, 70.96, 83.467)`
Decimal	`14473956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDAE4, 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 #DCDAE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDAE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #DCDAE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdae4; }
.text { color: #dcdae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdae4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 218 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdae4, #e1dae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DCDAE4?: #DCDAE4 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDAE4?: The RGB value is 220, 218, 228: 220 red, 218 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDAE4?: The complementary color is #E2E4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDAE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.