What color is #DEC7C9?

#DEC7C9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC7C9?

The RGB value is 222, 199, 201: 222 red, 199 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC7C9?

The complementary color is #C7DEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC7C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC7C9 color

#DEC7C9 rgb(222, 199, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC7C9 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 78% green and 78.8% blue (222, 199, 201).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#DEC7C9 color codes

HEX	`#DEC7C9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 199, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 78%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.16, 8.39, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.16, 8.62, 13.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.089, 60.595, 63.725)`
Decimal	`14600137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC7C9, 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 #DEC7C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC7C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #DEC7C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec7c9; }
.text { color: #dec7c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec7c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 199 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec7c9, #ded0c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEC7C9?: #DEC7C9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC7C9?: The RGB value is 222, 199, 201: 222 red, 199 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC7C9?: The complementary color is #C7DEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC7C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.