Start generating
DCDDCB

#DCDDCB Smell of Garlic

#DCDDCB is a very light gray named Smell of Garlic. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.7% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(220, 221, 203)). Its HSL value is 63° hue, 21% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. #DCDDCB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.25:1.

Make a palette with #DCDDCB

#DCDDCB color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #DCDDCB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

DCDDCBBFC0B0A3A49688887D6E6E6554554D3C3D3726262211110F020202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

DCDDCBDFE0D0E3E4D5E6E7DAEAEBE0EDEEE5F1F1EAF4F5EFF8F8F4FBFCFA

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

DCDDCBD2D3C3C9CABCBFC0B4B6B7ACADADA5A4A49D9B9B9692928F898987

Hues

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

E8D8CCE6D9CBE4DACAE2DBCADFDCCADCDDCBD9DECCD6DFCED3E0D0D1E0D3CFE1D6

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

B7CBDABECED7C6D2D4CDD6D1D5D9CEDCDDCBDEDAC5E0D7BFE2D4B9E4D0B3E6CDAD

#DCDDCB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

DCDDCBCCCBDD
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

DCDDCBCBD3DDD5CBDD
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

DCDDCBDDD5CBD3DDCB
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

DCDDCBCBDCDDDDCBDC
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

DCDDCBCBDDCCCCCBDDDDCBDC
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

DCDDCBCBDDD5CCCBDDDDCBD3
Open in generator →

#DCDDCB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDDCB 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 #E0DCCC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0DBCA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFDCCA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0DCCC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFDCCB
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFDBD8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDDCD1
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDCD8

#DCDDCB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#DCDDCB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.25:1 Super#DCDDCB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #DCDDCB

Palettes with #DCDDCB

#DCDDCB in CSS

/* Smell of Garlic */
.color { color: #DCDDCB; }
.background { background-color: #DCDDCB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDDCB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 221 203);
color: hsl(63 21% 83%);
color: oklch(0.892 0.024 109.5);

#DCDDCB FAQ

What color is #DCDDCB?

#DCDDCB is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDDCB?

#DCDDCB is rgb(220, 221, 203) in RGB, hsl(63, 21%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDDCB?

The complementary color of #DCDDCB is #CCCBDD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDDCB?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDDCB: 15.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDDCB a warm or cool color?

#DCDDCB is a neutral color.