What color is #DBAFBD?

#DBAFBD 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 #DBAFBD?

The RGB value is 219, 175, 189: 219 red, 175 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBAFBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBAFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBAFBD color

#DBAFBD rgb(219, 175, 189)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 68.6% green and 74.1% blue (219, 175, 189).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mental Floss (#DEB4C5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#DBAFBD color codes

HEX	`#DBAFBD`
RGB	`rgb(219, 175, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 68.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.7, 18.17, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.7, 18.2, 356.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.728, 49.396, 54.838)`
Decimal	`14397373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBAFBD, 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 #DBAFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBAFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #DBAFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbafbd; }
.text { color: #dbafbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbafbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 175 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbafbd, #dbb7af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBAFBD?: #DBAFBD 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 #DBAFBD?: The RGB value is 219, 175, 189: 219 red, 175 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBAFBD?: The complementary color is #AFDBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBAFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.