What color is #DECDE0?

#DECDE0 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DECDE0?

The RGB value is 222, 205, 224: 222 red, 205 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECDE0?

The complementary color is #CFE0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECDE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECDE0 color

#DECDE0 rgb(222, 205, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DECDE0 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80.4% green and 87.8% blue (222, 205, 224).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 23% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#DECDE0 color codes

HEX	`#DECDE0`
RGB	`rgb(222, 205, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 80.4%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 23%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.26, 9.26, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.26, 11.76, 321.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.408, 64.575, 79.525)`
Decimal	`14601696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECDE0, 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 #DECDE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECDE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	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 #DECDE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #decde0; }
.text { color: #decde0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #decde0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 205 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #decde0, #e0cdd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DECDE0?: #DECDE0 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DECDE0?: The RGB value is 222, 205, 224: 222 red, 205 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECDE0?: The complementary color is #CFE0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECDE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.