What color is #DBB3CC?

#DBB3CC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBB3CC?

The RGB value is 219, 179, 204: 219 red, 179 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBB3CC?

The complementary color is #B3DBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBB3CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBB3CC color

#DBB3CC rgb(219, 179, 204)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBB3CC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 70.2% green and 80% blue (219, 179, 204).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#DBB3CC color codes

HEX	`#DBB3CC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 179, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 70.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, 18.55, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 19.88, 338.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.232, 51.661, 64.125)`
Decimal	`14398412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBB3CC, 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 #DBB3CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBB3CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #DBB3CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbb3cc; }
.text { color: #dbb3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbb3cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 179 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbb3cc, #dbb3b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DBB3CC?: #DBB3CC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBB3CC?: The RGB value is 219, 179, 204: 219 red, 179 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBB3CC?: The complementary color is #B3DBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBB3CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.