What color is #DBA1B5?

#DBA1B5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBA1B5?

The RGB value is 219, 161, 181: 219 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBA1B5?

The complementary color is #A1DBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBA1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBA1B5 color

#DBA1B5 rgb(219, 161, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBA1B5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 63.1% green and 71% blue (219, 161, 181).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 45% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Little Princess (#E6AAC1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#DBA1B5 color codes

HEX	`#DBA1B5`
RGB	`rgb(219, 161, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 63.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 45%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 26%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.15, 24.46, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.15, 24.53, 355.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.299, 43.888, 49.529)`
Decimal	`14393781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBA1B5, 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 #DBA1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBA1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #DBA1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dba1b5; }
.text { color: #dba1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dba1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 161 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dba1b5, #dbaaa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBA1B5?: #DBA1B5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBA1B5?: The RGB value is 219, 161, 181: 219 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBA1B5?: The complementary color is #A1DBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBA1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.