What color is #DCDED7?

#DCDED7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDED7?

The RGB value is 220, 222, 215: 220 red, 222 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDED7?

The complementary color is #D9D7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDED7 color

#DCDED7 rgb(220, 222, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCDED7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.1% green and 84.3% blue (220, 222, 215).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 10% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#DCDED7 color codes

HEX	`#DCDED7`
RGB	`rgb(220, 222, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.14, -1.92, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.14, 3.72, 121.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.9, 72.365, 74.667)`
Decimal	`14474967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDED7, 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 #DCDED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	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 #DCDED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcded7; }
.text { color: #dcded7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcded7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 222 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcded7, #d9ded7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DCDED7?: #DCDED7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDED7?: The RGB value is 220, 222, 215: 220 red, 222 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDED7?: The complementary color is #D9D7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.