What color is #DEB4C5?

#DEB4C5 is a light, desaturated rose known as Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mental Floss?

The RGB value is 222, 180, 197: 222 red, 180 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mental Floss?

The complementary color is #B4DECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB4C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mental Floss color: hex code #DEB4C5

#DEB4C5 rgb(222, 180, 197)

Shades of pink

Mental Floss has the hex code #DEB4C5. It is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 70.6% green and 77.3% blue (222, 180, 197).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

Mental Floss (#DEB4C5) color codes

HEX	`#DEB4C5`
RGB	`rgb(222, 180, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 70.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.4, 17.87, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.4, 18.09, 350.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.523, 52.205, 59.912)`
Decimal	`14595269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mental Floss, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DEB4C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB4C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DEB4C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb4c5; }
.text { color: #deb4c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb4c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 180 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb4c5, #deb8b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

See #DEB4C5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DEB4C5?: #DEB4C5 is a light, desaturated rose known as Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mental Floss?: The RGB value is 222, 180, 197: 222 red, 180 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mental Floss?: The complementary color is #B4DECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB4C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.