What color is #DEC0CA?

#DEC0CA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC0CA?

The RGB value is 222, 192, 202: 222 red, 192 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC0CA?

The complementary color is #C0DED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC0CA color

#DEC0CA rgb(222, 192, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC0CA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 75.3% green and 79.2% blue (222, 192, 202).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#DEC0CA color codes

HEX	`#DEC0CA`
RGB	`rgb(222, 192, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 75.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.46, 12.28, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.46, 12.33, 355)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.634, 57.494, 63.822)`
Decimal	`14598346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC0CA, 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 #DEC0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #DEC0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec0ca; }
.text { color: #dec0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 192 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec0ca, #dec5c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DEC0CA?: #DEC0CA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC0CA?: The RGB value is 222, 192, 202: 222 red, 192 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC0CA?: The complementary color is #C0DED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.