What color is #DBAFBB?

#DBAFBB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBAFBB?

The RGB value is 219, 175, 187: 219 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBAFBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBAFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBAFBB color

#DBAFBB rgb(219, 175, 187)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 68.6% green and 73.3% blue (219, 175, 187).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Heart’s Content (#E2B5BD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#DBAFBB color codes

HEX	`#DBAFBB`
RGB	`rgb(219, 175, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 68.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.64, 17.85, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.64, 17.85, 359.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.513, 49.31, 53.703)`
Decimal	`14397371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBAFBB, 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 #DBAFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBAFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #DBAFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbafbb; }
.text { color: #dbafbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbafbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 175 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbafbb, #dbb9af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBAFBB?: #DBAFBB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBAFBB?: The RGB value is 219, 175, 187: 219 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBAFBB?: The complementary color is #AFDBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBAFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.