What color is #DB378F?

#DB378F is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Barbie Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DB378F?

The RGB value is 219, 55, 143: 219 red, 55 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DB378F?

The complementary color is #37DB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DB378F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DB378F color

#DB378F rgb(219, 55, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DB378F is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 21.6% green and 56.1% blue (219, 55, 143).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 69% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 35% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#DB378F color codes

HEX	`#DB378F`
RGB	`rgb(219, 55, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 21.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 69%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 75%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 35%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.59, 68.89, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.59, 69.69, 351.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.54, 19.78, 27.928)`
Decimal	`14366607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DB378F, 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 #DB378F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DB378F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	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 #DB378F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #db378f; }
.text { color: #db378f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db378f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 55 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #db378f, #db373d); }

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Questions

What color is #DB378F?: #DB378F is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Barbie Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DB378F?: The RGB value is 219, 55, 143: 219 red, 55 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DB378F?: The complementary color is #37DB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DB378F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.