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#DCDEE6 White Elephant

#DCDEE6 is a very light gray named White Elephant. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.1% green and 90.2% blue (rgb(220, 222, 230)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 17% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. #DCDEE6 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.63:1.

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Variations of #DCDEE6

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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#DCDEE6 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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#DCDEE6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDEE6 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 #DBDEE6
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCDFE6
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCDEE6
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DBDEE6
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCDEE6
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DADFE0
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBDFE3
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEDEE0

#DCDEE6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#DCDEE6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.63:1 Super#DCDEE6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDEE6 in CSS

/* White Elephant */
.color { color: #DCDEE6; }
.background { background-color: #DCDEE6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDEE6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 222 230);
color: hsl(228 17% 88%);
color: oklch(0.901 0.011 274.9);

#DCDEE6 FAQ

What color is #DCDEE6?

#DCDEE6 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is White Elephant. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDEE6?

#DCDEE6 is rgb(220, 222, 230) in RGB, hsl(228, 17%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDEE6?

The complementary color of #DCDEE6 is #E6E4DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDEE6?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDEE6: 15.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDEE6 a warm or cool color?

#DCDEE6 is a neutral color.