What color is #DEC3C1?

#DEC3C1 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 #DEC3C1?

The RGB value is 222, 195, 193: 222 red, 195 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC3C1?

The complementary color is #C1DCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC3C1?

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.

#DEC3C1 color

#DEC3C1 rgb(222, 195, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC3C1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 76.5% green and 75.7% blue (222, 195, 193).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% 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 12.68:1).

#DEC3C1 color codes

HEX	`#DEC3C1`
RGB	`rgb(222, 195, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 76.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.97, 9.2, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.97, 10.24, 26.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.264, 58.411, 58.594)`
Decimal	`14599105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC3C1, 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 #DEC3C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC3C1 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 #DEC3C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec3c1; }
.text { color: #dec3c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec3c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 195 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec3c1, #ded2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEC3C1?: #DEC3C1 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 #DEC3C1?: The RGB value is 222, 195, 193: 222 red, 195 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC3C1?: The complementary color is #C1DCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC3C1?: 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.