What color is #DBB0AE?

#DBB0AE 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 #DBB0AE?

The RGB value is 219, 176, 174: 219 red, 176 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBB0AE?

The complementary color is #AED9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBB0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBB0AE color

#DBB0AE rgb(219, 176, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBB0AE is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 69% green and 68.2% blue (219, 176, 174).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Perfect Pink (#E5B3B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#DBB0AE color codes

HEX	`#DBB0AE`
RGB	`rgb(219, 176, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 69%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.56, 15.29, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.56, 16.8, 24.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.379, 49.169, 46.768)`
Decimal	`14397614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBB0AE, 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 #DBB0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBB0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #DBB0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbb0ae; }
.text { color: #dbb0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbb0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 176 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbb0ae, #dbc6ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBB0AE?: #DBB0AE 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 #DBB0AE?: The RGB value is 219, 176, 174: 219 red, 176 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBB0AE?: The complementary color is #AED9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBB0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.