What color is #DBB4BD?

#DBB4BD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBB4BD?

The RGB value is 219, 180, 189: 219 red, 180 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBB4BD?

The complementary color is #B4DBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBB4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBB4BD color

#DBB4BD rgb(219, 180, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBB4BD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 70.6% green and 74.1% blue (219, 180, 189).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#DBB4BD color codes

HEX	`#DBB4BD`
RGB	`rgb(219, 180, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 70.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 35%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.91, 15.48, 0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.91, 15.5, 2.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.72, 51.378, 55.169)`
Decimal	`14398653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBB4BD, 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 #DBB4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBB4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #DBB4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbb4bd; }
.text { color: #dbb4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbb4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 180 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbb4bd, #dbbfb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBB4BD?: #DBB4BD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBB4BD?: The RGB value is 219, 180, 189: 219 red, 180 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBB4BD?: The complementary color is #B4DBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBB4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.