What color is #DBB5BC?

#DBB5BC 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 #DBB5BC?

The RGB value is 219, 181, 188: 219 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBB5BC?

The complementary color is #B5DBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBB5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBB5BC color

#DBB5BC rgb(219, 181, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBB5BC is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 71% green and 73.7% blue (219, 181, 188).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#DBB5BC color codes

HEX	`#DBB5BC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 181, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 71%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 35%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.13, 14.78, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.13, 14.87, 6.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.814, 51.74, 54.667)`
Decimal	`14398908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBB5BC, 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 #DBB5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBB5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #DBB5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbb5bc; }
.text { color: #dbb5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbb5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 181 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbb5bc, #dbc1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBB5BC?: #DBB5BC 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 #DBB5BC?: The RGB value is 219, 181, 188: 219 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBB5BC?: The complementary color is #B5DBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBB5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.