What color is #DCDFE0?

#DCDFE0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDFE0?

The RGB value is 220, 223, 224: 220 red, 223 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDFE0?

The complementary color is #E0DDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDFE0 color

#DCDFE0 rgb(220, 223, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCDFE0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.5% green and 87.8% blue (220, 223, 224).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 6% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Cloud (#DBE0E1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#DCDFE0 color codes

HEX	`#DCDFE0`
RGB	`rgb(220, 223, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 6%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 2%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.63, -0.83, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.63, 1.18, 225.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.355, 73.373, 81.015)`
Decimal	`14475232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDFE0, 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 #DCDFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #DCDFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdfe0; }
.text { color: #dcdfe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdfe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 223 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdfe0, #dcdde0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCDFE0?: #DCDFE0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDFE0?: The RGB value is 220, 223, 224: 220 red, 223 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDFE0?: The complementary color is #E0DDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.