What color is #DECCD8?

#DECCD8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DECCD8?

The RGB value is 222, 204, 216: 222 red, 204 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECCD8?

The complementary color is #CCDED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECCD8 color

#DECCD8 rgb(222, 204, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DECCD8 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80% green and 84.7% blue (222, 204, 216).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#DECCD8 color codes

HEX	`#DECCD8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 204, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 80%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.8, 8.34, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.8, 9.12, 336.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.11, 63.674, 73.865)`
Decimal	`14601432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECCD8, 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 #DECCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #DECCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deccd8; }
.text { color: #deccd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deccd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 204 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deccd8, #decccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DECCD8?: #DECCD8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DECCD8?: The RGB value is 222, 204, 216: 222 red, 204 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECCD8?: The complementary color is #CCDED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.