What color is #DCDBDB?

#DCDBDB is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Lake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDBDB?

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

What is the complementary color of #DCDBDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCDBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDBDB color

#DCDBDB rgb(220, 219, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCDBDB is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Silver Lake (#DEDDDD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

#DCDBDB color codes

HEX	`#DCDBDB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 219, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.48, 0.34, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.48, 0.36, 19.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.631, 70.993, 77.144)`
Decimal	`14474203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDBDB, 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 #DCDBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	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 #DCDBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DCDBDB?: #DCDBDB is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Lake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDBDB?: The RGB value is 220, 219, 219: 220 red, 219 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDBDB?: The complementary color is #DBDCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.