What color is #DEC4C4?

#DEC4C4 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC4C4?

The RGB value is 222, 196, 196: 222 red, 196 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC4C4?

The complementary color is #C4DEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC4C4 color

#DEC4C4 rgb(222, 196, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC4C4 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 76.9% green and 76.9% blue (222, 196, 196).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 28% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#DEC4C4 color codes

HEX	`#DEC4C4`
RGB	`rgb(222, 196, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 76.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 28%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 12%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.29, 9.15, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.29, 9.75, 20.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.827, 58.996, 60.45)`
Decimal	`14599364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC4C4, 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 #DEC4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	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 #DEC4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec4c4; }
.text { color: #dec4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 196 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec4c4, #ded1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEC4C4?: #DEC4C4 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC4C4?: The RGB value is 222, 196, 196: 222 red, 196 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC4C4?: The complementary color is #C4DEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.