What color is #DEC8D3?

#DEC8D3 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC8D3?

The RGB value is 222, 200, 211: 222 red, 200 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC8D3?

The complementary color is #C8DED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC8D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC8D3 color

#DEC8D3 rgb(222, 200, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC8D3 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 78.4% green and 82.7% blue (222, 200, 211).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 25% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#DEC8D3 color codes

HEX	`#DEC8D3`
RGB	`rgb(222, 200, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 78.4%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.67, 9.58, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.67, 9.94, 344.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.535, 61.542, 70.2)`
Decimal	`14600403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC8D3, 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 #DEC8D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC8D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #DEC8D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec8d3; }
.text { color: #dec8d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec8d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 200 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec8d3, #dec8c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DEC8D3?: #DEC8D3 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC8D3?: The RGB value is 222, 200, 211: 222 red, 200 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC8D3?: The complementary color is #C8DED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC8D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.