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#DCCFCF — Pale Dusty Red

#DCCFCF is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DCCFCF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DCCFCF 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 #D0DDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDD0D6 and #DDD6D0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCFCF · RGB 220, 207, 207

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Color values

HEX#DCCFCF
RGB220, 207, 207
HSL0°, 16%, 84%
HSV0°, 6%, 86%
CMYK0%, 6%, 6%, 14%
XYZ63.09, 64.35, 68.13
Yxy64.35, 0.3226, 0.3290
CIE-Lab84.15, 4.50, 1.61
Hunter Lab80.22, 4.37, 1.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 6% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCCFCF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCCFCF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCCFCF

.text { color: #DCCFCF; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 16%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCCFCF

#CCB8B8#BAA0A0#A98989#987171#825E5E#6A4D4D#533C3C#3B2B2B#231A1A#0C0909

Tints of #DCCFCF

#DFD3D3#E1D6D6#E5DCDC#E7DEDE#EAE1E1#ECE4E4#EEE7E7#F2EDED#F4F0F0#F6F3F3

Tones of #DCCFCF

#DCD0D0#DBD2D2#DAD3D3#D9D3D3#D8D4D4#D7D5D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0DDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.87:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCFCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCFCF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCCFCF: ·

How #DCCFCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6CFDeuteranopia · #D7D8CFTritanopia · #DBCFCF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 091057
#091057 · #024CAA · #EC8305 · #DBD3D3
Palette E0ece4
#E0ECE4 · #F7F2E7 · #D8D3CD · #797A7E
Palette Fbf0f0
#FBF0F0 · #DFD3D3 · #B8B0B0 · #7C7575
Palette 867070
#867070 · #D5B4B4 · #E4D0D0 · #F5EBEB
Palette F9f8f6
#F9F8F6 · #EFE9E3 · #D9CFC7 · #C9B59C
Palette 9e9d89
#9E9D89 · #E4D3CF · #E2BCB7 · #B67162

Similar colors

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

#DBD3D3#D8D3CD#DFD3D3#E4D0D0#D9CFC7#E4D3CF#DCD7C9#DDDAD0#E7CCCC#DED3C4#E7D3D3#D7D7D7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCFCE  ·  #DCCFD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCFCF?

#DCCFCF is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 220, 207, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFCF?

#DCCFCF is RGB 220, 207, 207 — HSL 0°, 16%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCFCF?

Its complement is #D0DDDD; analogous partners are #DDD0D6 and #DDD6D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCFCF for text?

Black text on #DCCFCF has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.