What color is #DEC5C2?

#DEC5C2 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 #DEC5C2?

The RGB value is 222, 197, 194: 222 red, 197 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC5C2?

The complementary color is #C2DBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC5C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC5C2 color

#DEC5C2 rgb(222, 197, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC5C2 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 77.3% green and 76.1% blue (222, 197, 194).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 30% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Floss (#EBC9C6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#DEC5C2 color codes

HEX	`#DEC5C2`
RGB	`rgb(222, 197, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 77.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 30%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.49, 8.3, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.49, 9.55, 29.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.827, 59.358, 59.334)`
Decimal	`14599618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC5C2, 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 #DEC5C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC5C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #DEC5C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec5c2; }
.text { color: #dec5c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec5c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 197 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec5c2, #ded3c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEC5C2?: #DEC5C2 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 #DEC5C2?: The RGB value is 222, 197, 194: 222 red, 197 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC5C2?: The complementary color is #C2DBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC5C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.