Palettes / Colors / #DCCCCC

#DCCCCC — Pale Dusty Red

#DCCCCC is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#DCCCCC is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CBDCDC; it also sits naturally between #DCCBD4 and #DCD4CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DCCCCC

.text { color: #DCCCCC; }
.background { background-color: #DCCCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 204, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 19%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 204, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 204, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCCCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCCCC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBDCDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCCCC: #000000.

How #DCCCCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCCCCC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCCCB  ·  #DCCCCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCCCC?

#DCCCCC is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 220, 204, 204). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCCCC?

#DCCCCC is RGB 220, 204, 204 — HSL 0°, 19%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCCCC?

Its complement is #CBDCDC; analogous partners are #DCCBD4 and #DCD4CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCCCC for text?

Black text on #DCCCCC has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.