What color is #DBAEC1?

#DBAEC1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBAEC1?

The RGB value is 219, 174, 193: 219 red, 174 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBAEC1?

The complementary color is #AEDBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBAEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBAEC1 color

#DBAEC1 rgb(219, 174, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBAEC1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 68.2% green and 75.7% blue (219, 174, 193).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mental Floss (#DEB4C5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#DBAEC1 color codes

HEX	`#DBAEC1`
RGB	`rgb(219, 174, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 68.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 12%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.57, 19.37, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.57, 19.67, 350.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.975, 49.184, 57.092)`
Decimal	`14397121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBAEC1, 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 #DBAEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBAEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #DBAEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbaec1; }
.text { color: #dbaec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbaec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 174 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbaec1, #dbb2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBAEC1?: #DBAEC1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBAEC1?: The RGB value is 219, 174, 193: 219 red, 174 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBAEC1?: The complementary color is #AEDBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBAEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.