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DCDCD5

#DCDCD5 Light Grey

#DCDCD5 is a very light gray named Light Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.3% green and 83.5% blue (rgb(220, 220, 213)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 9% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black. #DCDCD5 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.24:1.

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#DCDCD5 color conversion

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Variations of #DCDCD5

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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#DCDCD5 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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#DCDCD5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDCD5 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 #DEDCD5
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDDBD5
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDDCD5
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DEDCD5
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDDCD5
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDDBDA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCDCD7
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDCDA

#DCDCD5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#DCDCD5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.24:1 Super#DCDCD5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDCD5 in CSS

/* Light Grey */
.color { color: #DCDCD5; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCD5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDCD5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 220 213);
color: hsl(60 9% 85%);
color: oklch(0.893 0.009 106.6);

#DCDCD5 FAQ

What color is #DCDCD5?

#DCDCD5 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Light Grey. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDCD5?

#DCDCD5 is rgb(220, 220, 213) in RGB, hsl(60, 9%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDCD5?

The complementary color of #DCDCD5 is #D5D5DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDCD5?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDCD5: 15.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDCD5 a warm or cool color?

#DCDCD5 is a neutral color.