What color is #DEC8CA?

#DEC8CA 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 #DEC8CA?

The RGB value is 222, 200, 202: 222 red, 200 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC8CA?

The complementary color is #C8DEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC8CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC8CA color

#DEC8CA rgb(222, 200, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC8CA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 78.4% green and 79.2% blue (222, 200, 202).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 25% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#DEC8CA color codes

HEX	`#DEC8CA`
RGB	`rgb(222, 200, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 78.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.43, 8.03, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.43, 8.23, 12.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.438, 61.104, 64.423)`
Decimal	`14600394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC8CA, 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 #DEC8CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC8CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #DEC8CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec8ca; }
.text { color: #dec8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec8ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 200 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec8ca, #ded1c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEC8CA?: #DEC8CA 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 #DEC8CA?: The RGB value is 222, 200, 202: 222 red, 200 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC8CA?: The complementary color is #C8DEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC8CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.