What color is #DBBAC3?

#DBBAC3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBBAC3?

The RGB value is 219, 186, 195: 219 red, 186 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBBAC3?

The complementary color is #BADBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBBAC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBBAC3 color

#DBBAC3 rgb(219, 186, 195)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DBBAC3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 72.9% green and 76.5% blue (219, 186, 195).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#DBBAC3 color codes

HEX	`#DBBAC3`
RGB	`rgb(219, 186, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 72.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.53, 13.25, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.53, 13.25, 359.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.622, 54.119, 59.083)`
Decimal	`14400195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBBAC3, 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 #DBBAC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBBAC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #DBBAC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbbac3; }
.text { color: #dbbac3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbbac3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 186 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbbac3, #dbc2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBBAC3?: #DBBAC3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBBAC3?: The RGB value is 219, 186, 195: 219 red, 186 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBBAC3?: The complementary color is #BADBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBBAC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.