What color is #DCDFD8?

#DCDFD8 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 #DCDFD8?

The RGB value is 220, 223, 216: 220 red, 223 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDFD8?

The complementary color is #DBD8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDFD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDFD8 color

#DCDFD8 rgb(220, 223, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCDFD8 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.5% green and 84.7% blue (220, 223, 216).

Its hue angle is 86°, 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#DCDFD8 color codes

HEX	`#DCDFD8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 223, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.42, -2.26, 3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.42, 3.81, 126.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.296, 72.949, 75.435)`
Decimal	`14475224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDFD8, 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 #DCDFD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDFD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #DCDFD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdfd8; }
.text { color: #dcdfd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdfd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 223 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdfd8, #d9dfd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DCDFD8?: #DCDFD8 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 #DCDFD8?: The RGB value is 220, 223, 216: 220 red, 223 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDFD8?: The complementary color is #DBD8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDFD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.