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#DCDCDF Steam

#DCDCDF is a very light gray named Steam. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.3% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(220, 220, 223)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 4% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #DCDCDF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.35:1.

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Variations of #DCDCDF

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

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

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DBDCDF
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBDCDF
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCDCDF
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DBDCDF
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCDCDF
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DBDCDD
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCDCDE
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDCDD

#DCDCDF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#DCDCDF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.35:1 Super#DCDCDF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDCDF in CSS

/* Steam */
.color { color: #DCDCDF; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCDF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDCDF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 220 223);
color: hsl(240 4% 87%);
color: oklch(0.895 0.004 286.3);

#DCDCDF FAQ

What color is #DCDCDF?

#DCDCDF is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Steam. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDCDF?

#DCDCDF is rgb(220, 220, 223) in RGB, hsl(240, 4%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDCDF?

The complementary color of #DCDCDF is #DFDFDC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDCDF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDCDF: 15.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDCDF a warm or cool color?

#DCDCDF is a neutral color.