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#DEC9CA Color

#DEC9CA is rgb(222, 201, 202) in RGB, hsl(357, 24%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEC9CA
HEX#DEC9CA
RGBrgb(222, 201, 202)
HSLhsl(357, 24%, 83%)
HSVhsv(357, 9%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.024 14.3)
LABlab(82.76% 7.72 2.32)
LCHlch(82.76% 8.06 16.69)

What #DEC9CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DEC9CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#DEC9CA Channel Values

How #DEC9CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 222 · G 201 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 24% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 9% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 9% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEC9CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEC9CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEC9CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEC9CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DEC9CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DEC9CA.

How #DEC9CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DEC9CA
Protanopia#CDCDCA
Protanomaly#D4CBCA
Deuteranopia#D0D0C9
Deuteranomaly#D6CDCA
Tritanopia#DEC9C9
Tritanomaly#DEC9C9
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEC9CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dec9ca: #DEC9CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEC9CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dec9ca': '#DEC9CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.788, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_dec9ca">#DEC9CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEC9CA"

More Red Colors

#DEC9CA sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEC9CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEC9CA?

#DEC9CA is a lightest red — rgb(222, 201, 202) in RGB and hsl(357, 24%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.27.

What is the RGB value of #DEC9CA?

#DEC9CA is rgb(222, 201, 202) — red 222, green 201, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEC9CA?

#DEC9CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEC9CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEC9CA scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEC9CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEC9CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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