What color is #DBC5BC?

#DBC5BC is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBC5BC?

The RGB value is 219, 197, 188: 219 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBC5BC?

The complementary color is #BCD2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBC5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBC5BC color

#DBC5BC rgb(219, 197, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBC5BC is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 77.3% green and 73.7% blue (219, 197, 188).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#DBC5BC color codes

HEX	`#DBC5BC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 197, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 77.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.08, 6.25, 7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.08, 9.63, 49.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.256, 58.625, 55.814)`
Decimal	`14403004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBC5BC, 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 #DBC5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBC5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #DBC5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbc5bc; }
.text { color: #dbc5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 197 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbc5bc, #dbd5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBC5BC?: #DBC5BC is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBC5BC?: The RGB value is 219, 197, 188: 219 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBC5BC?: The complementary color is #BCD2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBC5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.