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#DCD9DE Pebble Beach

#DCD9DE is a very light gray named Pebble Beach. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.1% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(220, 217, 222)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 7% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #DCD9DE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.02:1.

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Variations of #DCD9DE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCD9DE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCD9DE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD9DE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D9DADE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8DADE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9DADE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9DADE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DADADE
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCDADB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCD9DC
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDADB

#DCD9DE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#DCD9DE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.02:1 Super#DCD9DE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD9DE in CSS

/* Pebble Beach */
.color { color: #DCD9DE; }
.background { background-color: #DCD9DE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD9DE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 217 222);
color: hsl(276 7% 86%);
color: oklch(0.889 0.007 312.3);

#DCD9DE FAQ

What color is #DCD9DE?

#DCD9DE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Pebble Beach. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD9DE?

#DCD9DE is rgb(220, 217, 222) in RGB, hsl(276, 7%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD9DE?

The complementary color of #DCD9DE is #DBDED9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD9DE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD9DE: 15.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD9DE a warm or cool color?

#DCD9DE is a neutral color.