What color is #DFCEDD?

#DFCEDD 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 #DFCEDD?

The RGB value is 223, 206, 221: 223 red, 206 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCEDD?

The complementary color is #CEDFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFCEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCEDD color

#DFCEDD rgb(223, 206, 221)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 80.8% green and 86.7% blue (223, 206, 221).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#DFCEDD color codes

HEX	`#DFCEDD`
RGB	`rgb(223, 206, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 80.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.51, 8.53, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.51, 10.02, 328.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.552, 65.052, 77.496)`
Decimal	`14667485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCEDD, 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 #DFCEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #DFCEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfcedd; }
.text { color: #dfcedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfcedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 206 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfcedd, #dfced5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DFCEDD?: #DFCEDD 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 #DFCEDD?: The RGB value is 223, 206, 221: 223 red, 206 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCEDD?: The complementary color is #CEDFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.