Palettes / Colors / #DCCFD2

#DCCFD2 — Pale Dusty Red

#DCCFD2 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 #DCCFD2 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.

#DCCFD2 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 #D0DDDA; it also sits naturally between #DDD0D9 and #DDD3D0. 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 81% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 5% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCFD2

.text { color: #DCCFD2; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 16%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCFD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCFD2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0DDDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCFD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCFD2

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:

How #DCCFD2 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 #DCCFD2 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

← #DCCFD1  ·  #DCCFD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCFD2?

#DCCFD2 is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 220, 207, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFD2?

#DCCFD2 is RGB 220, 207, 210 — HSL 346°, 16%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 5%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCFD2?

Its complement is #D0DDDA; analogous partners are #DDD0D9 and #DDD3D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCFD2 for text?

Black text on #DCCFD2 has a contrast ratio of 13.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.