What color is #DBA5BA?

#DBA5BA 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 #DBA5BA?

The RGB value is 219, 165, 186: 219 red, 165 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBA5BA?

The complementary color is #A5DBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBA5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBA5BA color

#DBA5BA rgb(219, 165, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBA5BA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 64.7% green and 72.9% blue (219, 165, 186).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 43% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Little Princess (#E6AAC1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#DBA5BA color codes

HEX	`#DBA5BA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 165, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 64.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 43%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.23, 23.09, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.23, 23.28, 352.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.532, 45.518, 52.516)`
Decimal	`14394810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBA5BA, 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 #DBA5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBA5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #DBA5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dba5ba; }
.text { color: #dba5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dba5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 165 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dba5ba, #dbaba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBA5BA?: #DBA5BA 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 #DBA5BA?: The RGB value is 219, 165, 186: 219 red, 165 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBA5BA?: The complementary color is #A5DBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBA5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.