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#DECFD9 closest to Ephemeral Red

#DECFD9 is a very light gray; the closest named color is Ephemeral Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 81.2% green and 85.1% blue (rgb(222, 207, 217)). Its HSL value is 320° hue, 19% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black. #DECFD9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.03:1.

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Variations of #DECFD9

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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#DECFD9 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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#DECFD9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DECFD9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2D4D9
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFD2D9
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3D1D9
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2D4D9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6D2D9
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E0CFD2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFCFD6
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6D2D5

#DECFD9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#DECFD9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.03:1 Super#DECFD9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DECFD9 in CSS

/* Ephemeral Red */
.color { color: #DECFD9; }
.background { background-color: #DECFD9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DECFD9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 207 217);
color: hsl(320 19% 84%);
color: oklch(0.870 0.021 337.8);

#DECFD9 FAQ

What color is #DECFD9?

#DECFD9 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DECFD9?

#DECFD9 is rgb(222, 207, 217) in RGB, hsl(320, 19%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DECFD9?

The complementary color of #DECFD9 is #CFDED4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DECFD9?

Black text has the best contrast on #DECFD9: 14.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DECFD9 a warm or cool color?

#DECFD9 is a neutral color.