What color is #DECFDD?

#DECFDD 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 #DECFDD?

The RGB value is 222, 207, 221: 222 red, 207 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECFDD?

The complementary color is #CFDED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECFDD color

#DECFDD rgb(222, 207, 221)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 81.2% green and 86.7% blue (222, 207, 221).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 19% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#DECFDD color codes

HEX	`#DECFDD`
RGB	`rgb(222, 207, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 81.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 19%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.68, 7.66, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.68, 9.17, 326.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.486, 65.376, 77.562)`
Decimal	`14602205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECFDD, 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 #DECFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #DECFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #decfdd; }
.text { color: #decfdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #decfdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 207 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #decfdd, #decfd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DECFDD?: #DECFDD 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 #DECFDD?: The RGB value is 222, 207, 221: 222 red, 207 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECFDD?: The complementary color is #CFDED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.