What color is #DEC5BF?

#DEC5BF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC5BF?

The RGB value is 222, 197, 191: 222 red, 197 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC5BF?

The complementary color is #BFD8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC5BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC5BF color

#DEC5BF rgb(222, 197, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC5BF is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 77.3% green and 74.9% blue (222, 197, 191).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 32% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Lip Gloss (#DFCDC7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#DEC5BF color codes

HEX	`#DEC5BF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 197, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 77.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 32%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.42, 7.82, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.42, 9.99, 38.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.494, 59.225, 57.578)`
Decimal	`14599615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC5BF, 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 #DEC5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC5BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #DEC5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec5bf; }
.text { color: #dec5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 197 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec5bf, #ded5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEC5BF?: #DEC5BF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC5BF?: The RGB value is 222, 197, 191: 222 red, 197 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC5BF?: The complementary color is #BFD8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC5BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.