What color is #DCDCE3?

#DCDCE3 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDCE3?

The RGB value is 220, 220, 227: 220 red, 220 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDCE3?

The complementary color is #E3E3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDCE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDCE3 color

#DCDCE3 rgb(220, 220, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCDCE3 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.3% green and 89% blue (220, 220, 227).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 11% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is White Elephant (#DEDEE5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#DCDCE3 color codes

HEX	`#DCDCE3`
RGB	`rgb(220, 220, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 86.3%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 11%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.94, 1.28, -3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.94, 3.65, 290.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.971, 71.948, 82.912)`
Decimal	`14474467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDCE3, 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 #DCDCE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDCE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #DCDCE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdce3; }
.text { color: #dcdce3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdce3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 220 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdce3, #e0dce3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DCDCE3?: #DCDCE3 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDCE3?: The RGB value is 220, 220, 227: 220 red, 220 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDCE3?: The complementary color is #E3E3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDCE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.