Palettes / Colors / #DEC9CA
#DEC9CA — Pale Dusty Red
#DEC9CA is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DEC9CA 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.
#DEC9CA 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 #C9DEDD; it also sits naturally between #DEC9D5 and #DED3C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 201, 202 |
| HSL | 357°, 24%, 83% |
| HSV | 357°, 9%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 9%, 13% |
| XYZ | 61.67, 61.57, 64.51 |
| Yxy | 61.57, 0.3285, 0.3279 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.68, 7.51, 2.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.46, 7.29, 1.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEC9CA
.text { color: #DEC9CA; }
.background { background-color: #DEC9CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC9CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 201, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 24%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC9CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 201, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC9CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 201, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC9CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC9CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9DEDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC9CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC9CA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEC9CA: ·
How #DEC9CA 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 #DEC9CA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEC9CA?
#DEC9CA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 222, 201, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC9CA?
#DEC9CA is RGB 222, 201, 202 — HSL 357°, 24%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 9%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEC9CA?
Its complement is #C9DEDD; analogous partners are #DEC9D5 and #DED3C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC9CA for text?
Black text on #DEC9CA has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.