What color is #DBBCC0?

#DBBCC0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBBCC0?

The RGB value is 219, 188, 192: 219 red, 188 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBBCC0?

The complementary color is #BCDBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBBCC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBBCC0 color

#DBBCC0 rgb(219, 188, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBBCC0 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 73.7% green and 75.3% blue (219, 188, 192).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#DBBCC0 color codes

HEX	`#DBBCC0`
RGB	`rgb(219, 188, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 73.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.95, 11.68, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.95, 11.87, 10.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.711, 54.834, 57.456)`
Decimal	`14400704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBBCC0, 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 #DBBCC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBBCC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #DBBCC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbbcc0; }
.text { color: #dbbcc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbbcc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 188 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbbcc0, #dbc8bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBBCC0?: #DBBCC0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBBCC0?: The RGB value is 219, 188, 192: 219 red, 188 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBBCC0?: The complementary color is #BCDBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBBCC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.