What color is #DBB9C6?

#DBB9C6 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 #DBB9C6?

The RGB value is 219, 185, 198: 219 red, 185 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBB9C6?

The complementary color is #B9DBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBB9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBB9C6 color

#DBB9C6 rgb(219, 185, 198)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBB9C6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 72.5% green and 77.6% blue (219, 185, 198).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 32% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#DBB9C6 color codes

HEX	`#DBB9C6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 185, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 72.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 32%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.37, 14.29, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.37, 14.43, 352)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.755, 53.837, 60.817)`
Decimal	`14399942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBB9C6, 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 #DBB9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBB9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #DBB9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbb9c6; }
.text { color: #dbb9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbb9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 185 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbb9c6, #dbbdb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DBB9C6?: #DBB9C6 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 #DBB9C6?: The RGB value is 219, 185, 198: 219 red, 185 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBB9C6?: The complementary color is #B9DBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBB9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.