What color is #DBB8BE?

#DBB8BE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBB8BE?

The RGB value is 219, 184, 190: 219 red, 184 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBB8BE?

The complementary color is #B8DBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBB8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBB8BE color

#DBB8BE rgb(219, 184, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBB8BE is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 72.2% green and 74.5% blue (219, 184, 190).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#DBB8BE color codes

HEX	`#DBB8BE`
RGB	`rgb(219, 184, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 72.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.91, 13.5, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.91, 13.6, 7.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.648, 53.06, 56.016)`
Decimal	`14399678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBB8BE, 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 #DBB8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBB8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #DBB8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbb8be; }
.text { color: #dbb8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbb8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 184 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbb8be, #dbc3b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBB8BE?: #DBB8BE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBB8BE?: The RGB value is 219, 184, 190: 219 red, 184 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBB8BE?: The complementary color is #B8DBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBB8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.