What color is #DEDCEA?

#DEDCEA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDCEA?

The RGB value is 222, 220, 234: 222 red, 220 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDCEA?

The complementary color is #E8EADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDCEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDCEA color

#DEDCEA rgb(222, 220, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEDCEA is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 86.3% green and 91.8% blue (222, 220, 234).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 25% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#DEDCEA color codes

HEX	`#DEDCEA`
RGB	`rgb(222, 220, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 86.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 25%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.28, 3.25, -6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.28, 7.35, 296.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.566, 72.656, 88.132)`
Decimal	`14605546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDCEA, 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 #DEDCEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDCEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	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 #DEDCEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedcea; }
.text { color: #dedcea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedcea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 220 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedcea, #e5dcea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEDCEA?: #DEDCEA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDCEA?: The RGB value is 222, 220, 234: 222 red, 220 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDCEA?: The complementary color is #E8EADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDCEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.