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#DCDEDE Steam

#DCDEDE is a very light gray named Steam. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.1% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(220, 222, 222)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 3% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #DCDEDE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.55:1.

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Variations of #DCDEDE

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

How #DCDEDE 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 #DDDDDE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDDEDE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDDDDE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDDEDE
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DBDEDE
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCDEDE
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDDEDE

#DCDEDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.35:1 Very poor#DCDEDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.55:1 Super#DCDEDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDEDE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 222 222);
color: hsl(180 3% 87%);
color: oklch(0.899 0.002 197.1);

#DCDEDE FAQ

What color is #DCDEDE?

#DCDEDE 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 #DCDEDE?

#DCDEDE is rgb(220, 222, 222) in RGB, hsl(180, 3%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDEDE?

The complementary color of #DCDEDE is #DEDCDC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDEDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDEDE: 15.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDEDE a warm or cool color?

#DCDEDE is a neutral color.