What color is #DBC9D6?

#DBC9D6 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBC9D6?

The RGB value is 219, 201, 214: 219 red, 201 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBC9D6?

The complementary color is #C9DBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBC9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBC9D6 color

#DBC9D6 rgb(219, 201, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBC9D6 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 78.8% green and 83.9% blue (219, 201, 214).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 20% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#DBC9D6 color codes

HEX	`#DBC9D6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 201, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 78.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 20%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.75, 8.54, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.75, 9.51, 333.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.236, 61.689, 72.234)`
Decimal	`14404054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBC9D6, 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 #DBC9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBC9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	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 #DBC9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbc9d6; }
.text { color: #dbc9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 201 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbc9d6, #dbc9cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DBC9D6?: #DBC9D6 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBC9D6?: The RGB value is 219, 201, 214: 219 red, 201 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBC9D6?: The complementary color is #C9DBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBC9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.