What color is #DECEDF?

#DECEDF 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 #DECEDF?

The RGB value is 222, 206, 223: 222 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECEDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DECEDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECEDF color

#DECEDF rgb(222, 206, 223)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80.8% green and 87.5% blue (222, 206, 223).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#DECEDF color codes

HEX	`#DECEDF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 206, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 80.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.48, 8.55, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.48, 10.67, 323.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.513, 65, 78.893)`
Decimal	`14601951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECEDF, 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 #DECEDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECEDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #DECEDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #decedf; }
.text { color: #decedf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #decedf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 206 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #decedf, #dfced8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DECEDF?: #DECEDF 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 #DECEDF?: The RGB value is 222, 206, 223: 222 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECEDF?: The complementary color is #CFDFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECEDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.