What color is #DBAAC9?

#DBAAC9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBAAC9?

The RGB value is 219, 170, 201: 219 red, 170 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBAAC9?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBAAC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBAAC9 color

#DBAAC9 rgb(219, 170, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBAAC9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 66.7% green and 78.8% blue (219, 170, 201).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pink Bliss (#E3ABCE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#DBAAC9 color codes

HEX	`#DBAAC9`
RGB	`rgb(219, 170, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 66.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 22%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.84, 22.88, -8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.84, 24.53, 338.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.13, 48.028, 61.666)`
Decimal	`14396105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBAAC9, 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 #DBAAC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBAAC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #DBAAC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbaac9; }
.text { color: #dbaac9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbaac9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 170 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbaac9, #dbaab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DBAAC9?: #DBAAC9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBAAC9?: The RGB value is 219, 170, 201: 219 red, 170 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBAAC9?: The complementary color is #AADBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBAAC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.