What color is #DEACDE?

#DEACDE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEACDE?

The RGB value is 222, 172, 222: 222 red, 172 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEACDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEACDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEACDE color

#DEACDE rgb(222, 172, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEACDE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 67.5% green and 87.1% blue (222, 172, 222).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 43% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Candy Floss (#E8A7E2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#DEACDE color codes

HEX	`#DEACDE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 172, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 67.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 43%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.26, 26.58, -18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.26, 32.18, 325.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.06, 50.31, 75.745)`
Decimal	`14593246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEACDE, 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 #DEACDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEACDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #DEACDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deacde; }
.text { color: #deacde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deacde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 172 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deacde, #deacc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DEACDE?: #DEACDE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEACDE?: The RGB value is 222, 172, 222: 222 red, 172 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEACDE?: The complementary color is #ACDEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEACDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.