What color is #DECBD3?

#DECBD3 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DECBD3?

The RGB value is 222, 203, 211: 222 red, 203 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECBD3?

The complementary color is #CBDED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECBD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECBD3 color

#DECBD3 rgb(222, 203, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DECBD3 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 79.6% green and 82.7% blue (222, 203, 211).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#DECBD3 color codes

HEX	`#DECBD3`
RGB	`rgb(222, 203, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 79.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.41, 7.99, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.41, 8.14, 348.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.237, 62.945, 70.434)`
Decimal	`14601171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECBD3, 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 #DECBD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECBD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #DECBD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #decbd3; }
.text { color: #decbd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #decbd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 203 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #decbd3, #decccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DECBD3?: #DECBD3 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DECBD3?: The RGB value is 222, 203, 211: 222 red, 203 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECBD3?: The complementary color is #CBDED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECBD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.