What color is #DEC2BF?

#DEC2BF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC2BF?

The RGB value is 222, 194, 191: 222 red, 194 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC2BF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEC2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC2BF color

#DEC2BF rgb(222, 194, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC2BF is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 76.1% green and 74.9% blue (222, 194, 191).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 32% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Floss (#EBC9C6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#DEC2BF color codes

HEX	`#DEC2BF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 194, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 76.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 32%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.67, 9.41, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.67, 10.72, 28.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.82, 57.876, 57.353)`
Decimal	`14598847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC2BF, 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 #DEC2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #DEC2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec2bf; }
.text { color: #dec2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 194 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec2bf, #ded2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEC2BF?: #DEC2BF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC2BF?: The RGB value is 222, 194, 191: 222 red, 194 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC2BF?: The complementary color is #BFDBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.