What color is #DECEDA?

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

What is the RGB value of #DECEDA?

The RGB value is 222, 206, 218: 222 red, 206 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECEDA?

The complementary color is #CEDED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECEDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECEDA color

#DECEDA rgb(222, 206, 218)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80.8% green and 85.5% blue (222, 206, 218).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#DECEDA color codes

HEX	`#DECEDA`
RGB	`rgb(222, 206, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 80.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.35, 7.64, -3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.35, 8.59, 332.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.849, 64.735, 75.395)`
Decimal	`14601946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECEDA, 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 #DECEDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECEDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #DECEDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deceda; }
.text { color: #deceda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deceda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 206 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deceda, #deced2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DECEDA?: #DECEDA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DECEDA?: The RGB value is 222, 206, 218: 222 red, 206 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECEDA?: The complementary color is #CEDED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECEDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.