What color is #DCDBCB?

#DCDBCB is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cocoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDBCB?

The RGB value is 220, 219, 203: 220 red, 219 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDBCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCDBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDBCB color

#DCDBCB rgb(220, 219, 203)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.9% green and 79.6% blue (220, 219, 203).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Cocoon (#DEDBCC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#DCDBCB color codes

HEX	`#DCDBCB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 219, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.09, -2.43, 7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.09, 8.35, 106.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.625, 70.191, 66.579)`
Decimal	`14474187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDBCB, 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 #DCDBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #DCDBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdbcb; }
.text { color: #dcdbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 219 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdbcb, #d4dccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DCDBCB?: #DCDBCB is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cocoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDBCB?: The RGB value is 220, 219, 203: 220 red, 219 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDBCB?: The complementary color is #CBCCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.