What color is #DECFC9?

#DECFC9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DECFC9?

The RGB value is 222, 207, 201: 222 red, 207 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECFC9?

The complementary color is #C9D8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECFC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECFC9 color

#DECFC9 rgb(222, 207, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DECFC9 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 81.2% green and 78.8% blue (222, 207, 201).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Milk (#DFCFCA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#DECFC9 color codes

HEX	`#DECFC9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 207, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 81.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.16, 4.18, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.16, 6.4, 49.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.979, 64.373, 64.355)`
Decimal	`14602185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECFC9, 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 #DECFC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECFC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #DECFC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #decfc9; }
.text { color: #decfc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #decfc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 207 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #decfc9, #dedac9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DECFC9?: #DECFC9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DECFC9?: The RGB value is 222, 207, 201: 222 red, 207 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECFC9?: The complementary color is #C9D8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECFC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.