What color is #DEC8CE?

#DEC8CE is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC8CE?

The RGB value is 222, 200, 206: 222 red, 200 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC8CE?

The complementary color is #C8DED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC8CE color

#DEC8CE rgb(222, 200, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC8CE is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 78.4% green and 80.8% blue (222, 200, 206).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 25% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% 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 13.26:1).

#DEC8CE color codes

HEX	`#DEC8CE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 200, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 78.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.54, 8.71, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.54, 8.71, 358.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.918, 61.295, 66.95)`
Decimal	`14600398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC8CE, 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 #DEC8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #DEC8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec8ce; }
.text { color: #dec8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 200 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec8ce, #decdc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DEC8CE?: #DEC8CE is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC8CE?: The RGB value is 222, 200, 206: 222 red, 200 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC8CE?: The complementary color is #C8DED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.