What color is #DBC3C7?

#DBC3C7 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 #DBC3C7?

The RGB value is 219, 195, 199: 219 red, 195 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBC3C7?

The complementary color is #C3DBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBC3C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBC3C7 color

#DBC3C7 rgb(219, 195, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBC3C7 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 76.5% green and 78% blue (219, 195, 199).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 25% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#DBC3C7 color codes

HEX	`#DBC3C7`
RGB	`rgb(219, 195, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 76.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 25%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.86, 9.12, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.86, 9.18, 6.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.036, 58.215, 62.148)`
Decimal	`14402503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBC3C7, 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 #DBC3C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBC3C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #DBC3C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbc3c7; }
.text { color: #dbc3c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc3c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 195 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbc3c7, #dbcbc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBC3C7?: #DBC3C7 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 #DBC3C7?: The RGB value is 219, 195, 199: 219 red, 195 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBC3C7?: The complementary color is #C3DBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBC3C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.