What color is #DFCCD9?

#DFCCD9 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFCCD9?

The RGB value is 223, 204, 217: 223 red, 204 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCCD9?

The complementary color is #CCDFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFCCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCCD9 color

#DFCCD9 rgb(223, 204, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFCCD9 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 80% green and 85.1% blue (223, 204, 217).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 23% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#DFCCD9 color codes

HEX	`#DFCCD9`
RGB	`rgb(223, 204, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 80%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 23%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.91, 8.86, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.91, 9.74, 335.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.547, 63.884, 74.563)`
Decimal	`14666969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCCD9, 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 #DFCCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #DFCCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfccd9; }
.text { color: #dfccd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfccd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 204 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfccd9, #dfccd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DFCCD9?: #DFCCD9 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFCCD9?: The RGB value is 223, 204, 217: 223 red, 204 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCCD9?: The complementary color is #CCDFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.