What color is #DCDCD9?

#DCDCD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whispering Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDCD9?

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

What is the complementary color of #DCDCD9?

The complementary color is #D9D9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDCD9 color

#DCDCD9 rgb(220, 220, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCDCD9 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Smoke (#D8D8D4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#DCDCD9 color codes

HEX	`#DCDCD9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 220, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 86.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.68, -0.54, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.68, 1.56, 110.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.631, 71.412, 75.853)`
Decimal	`14474457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDCD9, 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 #DCDCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	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 #DCDCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdcd9; }
.text { color: #dcdcd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdcd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 220 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdcd9, #dbdcd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DCDCD9?: #DCDCD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whispering Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDCD9?: The RGB value is 220, 220, 217: 220 red, 220 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDCD9?: The complementary color is #D9D9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.