What color is #DBB9B4?

#DBB9B4 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBB9B4?

The RGB value is 219, 185, 180: 219 red, 185 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBB9B4?

The complementary color is #B4D6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBB9B4?

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.

#DBB9B4 color

#DBB9B4 rgb(219, 185, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBB9B4 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 72.5% green and 70.6% blue (219, 185, 180).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Rose (#E2BEB4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#DBB9B4 color codes

HEX	`#DBB9B4`
RGB	`rgb(219, 185, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 72.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 35%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.91, 11.38, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.91, 13.4, 31.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.801, 53.055, 50.525)`
Decimal	`14399924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBB9B4, 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 #DBB9B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBB9B4 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 #DBB9B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbb9b4; }
.text { color: #dbb9b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbb9b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 185 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbb9b4, #dbccb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBB9B4?: #DBB9B4 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBB9B4?: The RGB value is 219, 185, 180: 219 red, 185 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBB9B4?: The complementary color is #B4D6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBB9B4?: 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.