What color is #DEC5C9?

#DEC5C9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC5C9?

The RGB value is 222, 197, 201: 222 red, 197 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC5C9?

The complementary color is #C5DEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC5C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC5C9 color

#DEC5C9 rgb(222, 197, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC5C9 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 77.3% green and 78.8% blue (222, 197, 201).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 27% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#DEC5C9 color codes

HEX	`#DEC5C9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 197, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 77.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 27%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.66, 9.45, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.66, 9.53, 7.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.632, 59.68, 63.572)`
Decimal	`14599625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC5C9, 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 #DEC5C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC5C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #DEC5C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec5c9; }
.text { color: #dec5c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec5c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 197 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec5c9, #decec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEC5C9?: #DEC5C9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC5C9?: The RGB value is 222, 197, 201: 222 red, 197 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC5C9?: The complementary color is #C5DEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC5C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.