What color is #DCDED1?

#DCDED1 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDED1?

The RGB value is 220, 222, 209: 220 red, 222 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDED1?

The complementary color is #D3D1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDED1 color

#DCDED1 rgb(220, 222, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCDED1 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.1% green and 82% blue (220, 222, 209).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 16% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Washed Dollar (#E1E3D7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#DCDED1 color codes

HEX	`#DCDED1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 222, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.1%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 16%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 6%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88, -2.96, 6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88, 6.81, 115.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.143, 72.062, 70.681)`
Decimal	`14474961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDED1, 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 #DCDED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	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 #DCDED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcded1; }
.text { color: #dcded1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcded1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 222 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcded1, #d6ded1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DCDED1?: #DCDED1 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDED1?: The RGB value is 220, 222, 209: 220 red, 222 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDED1?: The complementary color is #D3D1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.