What color is #DDCACA?

#DDCACA is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDCACA?

The RGB value is 221, 202, 202: 221 red, 202 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDCACA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDCACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDCACA color

#DDCACA rgb(221, 202, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDCACA is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 79.2% green and 79.2% blue (221, 202, 202).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#DDCACA color codes

HEX	`#DDCACA`
RGB	`rgb(221, 202, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 79.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.85, 6.62, 2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.85, 7.05, 19.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.599, 61.878, 64.564)`
Decimal	`14535370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDCACA, 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 #DDCACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #DDCACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddcaca; }
.text { color: #ddcaca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddcaca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 202 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddcaca, #ddd3ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DDCACA?: #DDCACA is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDCACA?: The RGB value is 221, 202, 202: 221 red, 202 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDCACA?: The complementary color is #CADDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.