What color is #DBBFC6?

#DBBFC6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBBFC6?

The RGB value is 219, 191, 198: 219 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBBFC6?

The complementary color is #BFDBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBBFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBBFC6 color

#DBBFC6 rgb(219, 191, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBBFC6 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 74.9% green and 77.6% blue (219, 191, 198).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#DBBFC6 color codes

HEX	`#DBBFC6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 191, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 74.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.84, 11.08, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.84, 11.08, 0.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.036, 56.4, 61.244)`
Decimal	`14401478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBBFC6, 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 #DBBFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBBFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #DBBFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbbfc6; }
.text { color: #dbbfc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbbfc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 191 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbbfc6, #dbc6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DBBFC6?: #DBBFC6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBBFC6?: The RGB value is 219, 191, 198: 219 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBBFC6?: The complementary color is #BFDBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBBFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.