What color is #DBAFAF?

#DBAFAF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBAFAF?

The RGB value is 219, 175, 175: 219 red, 175 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBAFAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBAFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBAFAF color

#DBAFAF rgb(219, 175, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBAFAF is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 68.6% green and 68.6% blue (219, 175, 175).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Perfect Pink (#E5B3B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#DBAFAF color codes

HEX	`#DBAFAF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 175, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 68.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.34, 15.98, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.34, 17.1, 20.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.282, 48.817, 47.218)`
Decimal	`14397359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBAFAF, 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 #DBAFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBAFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #DBAFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbafaf; }
.text { color: #dbafaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbafaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 175 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbafaf, #dbc5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBAFAF?: #DBAFAF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBAFAF?: The RGB value is 219, 175, 175: 219 red, 175 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBAFAF?: The complementary color is #AFDBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBAFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.