What color is #DBC7B8?

#DBC7B8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tapioca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBC7B8?

The RGB value is 219, 199, 184: 219 red, 199 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBC7B8?

The complementary color is #B8CCDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBC7B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBC7B8 color

#DBC7B8 rgb(219, 199, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBC7B8 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 78% green and 72.2% blue (219, 199, 184).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Tapioca (#DAC9B9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#DBC7B8 color codes

HEX	`#DBC7B8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 199, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 78%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.49, 4.57, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.49, 11.04, 65.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.288, 59.369, 53.727)`
Decimal	`14403512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBC7B8, 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 #DBC7B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBC7B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #DBC7B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbc7b8; }
.text { color: #dbc7b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc7b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 199 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbc7b8, #dbd9b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DBC7B8?: #DBC7B8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tapioca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBC7B8?: The RGB value is 219, 199, 184: 219 red, 199 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBC7B8?: The complementary color is #B8CCDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBC7B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.