What color is #DBCABF?

#DBCABF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCABF?

The RGB value is 219, 202, 191: 219 red, 202 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCABF?

The complementary color is #BFD0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCABF color

#DBCABF rgb(219, 202, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 79.2% green and 74.9% blue (219, 202, 191).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Coconut Macaroon (#DACAC0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#DBCABF color codes

HEX	`#DBCABF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 202, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.41, 4.1, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.41, 8.66, 61.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.737, 61.064, 57.92)`
Decimal	`14404287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCABF, 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 #DBCABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #DBCABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcabf; }
.text { color: #dbcabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 202 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcabf, #dbd8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DBCABF?: #DBCABF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCABF?: The RGB value is 219, 202, 191: 219 red, 202 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCABF?: The complementary color is #BFD0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.