What color is #DBB6C5?

#DBB6C5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBB6C5?

The RGB value is 219, 182, 197: 219 red, 182 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBB6C5?

The complementary color is #B6DBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBB6C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBB6C5 color

#DBB6C5 rgb(219, 182, 197)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBB6C5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 71.4% green and 77.3% blue (219, 182, 197).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 34% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#DBB6C5 color codes

HEX	`#DBB6C5`
RGB	`rgb(219, 182, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 71.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 34%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.61, 15.73, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.61, 15.94, 350.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.019, 52.549, 60.004)`
Decimal	`14399173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBB6C5, 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 #DBB6C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBB6C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #DBB6C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbb6c5; }
.text { color: #dbb6c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbb6c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 182 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbb6c5, #dbbab6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DBB6C5?: #DBB6C5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBB6C5?: The RGB value is 219, 182, 197: 219 red, 182 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBB6C5?: The complementary color is #B6DBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBB6C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.