What color is #DEC6DD?

#DEC6DD is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC6DD?

The RGB value is 222, 198, 221: 222 red, 198 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC6DD?

The complementary color is #C6DEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC6DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC6DD color

#DEC6DD rgb(222, 198, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEC6DD is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 77.6% green and 86.7% blue (222, 198, 221).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 27% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#DEC6DD color codes

HEX	`#DEC6DD`
RGB	`rgb(222, 198, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 77.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 27%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.45, 12.43, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.45, 14.96, 326.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.368, 61.139, 76.855)`
Decimal	`14599901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC6DD, 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 #DEC6DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC6DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #DEC6DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec6dd; }
.text { color: #dec6dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec6dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 198 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec6dd, #dec6d1); }

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Questions

What color is #DEC6DD?: #DEC6DD is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC6DD?: The RGB value is 222, 198, 221: 222 red, 198 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC6DD?: The complementary color is #C6DEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC6DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.