What color is #DEC2CB?

#DEC2CB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC2CB?

The RGB value is 222, 194, 203: 222 red, 194 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC2CB?

The complementary color is #C2DED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC2CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC2CB color

#DEC2CB rgb(222, 194, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC2CB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 76.1% green and 79.6% blue (222, 194, 203).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 30% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sweet and Sassy (#E1C9D1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#DEC2CB color codes

HEX	`#DEC2CB`
RGB	`rgb(222, 194, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 76.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 30%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.98, 11.38, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.98, 11.42, 355.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.195, 58.426, 64.595)`
Decimal	`14598859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC2CB, 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 #DEC2CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC2CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #DEC2CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec2cb; }
.text { color: #dec2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec2cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 194 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec2cb, #dec7c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DEC2CB?: #DEC2CB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC2CB?: The RGB value is 222, 194, 203: 222 red, 194 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC2CB?: The complementary color is #C2DED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC2CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.