Information about #DCD9DA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#DCD9DA is a quiet, subdued off-white that is nearly as bright as white. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Alto (#DBDBDB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Silver (#DBDBDC) and Porcelain (#DDDCDB).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(220, 217, 218)), which gives #DCD9DA its character. If you plan to put text on a #DCD9DA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#DCD9DA color variations
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#DCD9DA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DCD9DA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DCD9DA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DCD9DA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DCD9DA color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DCD9DA color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #DCD9DA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#DBDBDB
#DBDBDC
#DDDCDB
#DCDCDC
#D8D8D8
#DCDDDD
#DFDDD9
#DCD5DE
#DAD7DF
#D6D8D8
#D8DCD6
#D8DCD5
#DCD9DA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DCD9DA
- RGB220, 217, 218
- CMYK0, 1, 1, 14
- CSSrgb(220, 217, 218)
- HSL340°, 4%, 86%
- HSL Precise340°, 4.11%, 85.686%
- HSV340°, 1%, 86%
- HSB340°, 1%, 86%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
- GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.851, 0.855)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.851, 0.855, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.851, 0.855)
- Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLuminous
- HEX IDDCD9DA
- DECIMAL ID14473690
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
