What color is #DBB8CA?

#DBB8CA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBB8CA?

The RGB value is 219, 184, 202: 219 red, 184 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBB8CA?

The complementary color is #B8DBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBB8CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBB8CA color

#DBB8CA rgb(219, 184, 202)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBB8CA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 72.2% green and 79.2% blue (219, 184, 202).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#DBB8CA color codes

HEX	`#DBB8CA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 184, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 72.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.23, 15.51, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.23, 16.11, 344.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.014, 53.607, 63.209)`
Decimal	`14399690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBB8CA, 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 #DBB8CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBB8CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #DBB8CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbb8ca; }
.text { color: #dbb8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbb8ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 184 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbb8ca, #dbb8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DBB8CA?: #DBB8CA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBB8CA?: The RGB value is 219, 184, 202: 219 red, 184 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBB8CA?: The complementary color is #B8DBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBB8CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.