What color is #DBCADF?

#DBCADF is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCADF?

The RGB value is 219, 202, 223: 219 red, 202 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCADF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBCADF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCADF color

#DBCADF rgb(219, 202, 223)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 79.2% green and 87.5% blue (219, 202, 223).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 25% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.53:1).

#DBCADF color codes

HEX	`#DBCADF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 202, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.25, 9.66, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.25, 12.7, 319.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.651, 62.629, 78.533)`
Decimal	`14404319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCADF, 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 #DBCADF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCADF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	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 #DBCADF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcadf; }
.text { color: #dbcadf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcadf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 202 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcadf, #dfcad8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBCADF?: #DBCADF is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCADF?: The RGB value is 219, 202, 223: 219 red, 202 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCADF?: The complementary color is #CEDFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCADF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.