What color is #DBB8A8?

#DBB8A8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBB8A8?

The RGB value is 219, 184, 168: 219 red, 184 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBB8A8?

The complementary color is #A8CBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBB8A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBB8A8 color

#DBB8A8 rgb(219, 184, 168)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DBB8A8 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 72.2% green and 65.9% blue (219, 184, 168).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 41% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Prosciutto (#E0B4A4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#DBB8A8 color codes

HEX	`#DBB8A8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 184, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 72.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 41%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.38, 10.12, 12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.38, 16.33, 51.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.422, 52.17, 44.294)`
Decimal	`14399656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBB8A8, 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 #DBB8A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBB8A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #DBB8A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbb8a8; }
.text { color: #dbb8a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbb8a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 184 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbb8a8, #dbd2a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBB8A8?: #DBB8A8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBB8A8?: The RGB value is 219, 184, 168: 219 red, 184 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBB8A8?: The complementary color is #A8CBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBB8A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.