What color is #DB8BA6?

#DB8BA6 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pomelo Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DB8BA6?

The RGB value is 219, 139, 166: 219 red, 139 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DB8BA6?

The complementary color is #8BDBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DB8BA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DB8BA6 color

#DB8BA6 rgb(219, 139, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DB8BA6 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 54.5% green and 65.1% blue (219, 139, 166).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 53% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 24% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pomelo Red (#E38FAC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#DB8BA6 color codes

HEX	`#DB8BA6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 139, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 54.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 53%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 37%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 24%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.73, 34.03, -1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.73, 34.06, 357.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.33, 36.281, 40.684)`
Decimal	`14388134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DB8BA6, 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 #DB8BA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DB8BA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #DB8BA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #db8ba6; }
.text { color: #db8ba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db8ba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 139 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #db8ba6, #db988b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #DB8BA6?: #DB8BA6 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pomelo Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DB8BA6?: The RGB value is 219, 139, 166: 219 red, 139 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DB8BA6?: The complementary color is #8BDBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DB8BA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.